impoverish
英 [ɪm'pɒv(ə)rɪʃ]
美[ɪm'pɑvərɪʃ]
- vt. 使贫穷；使枯竭
词态变化
第三人称单数: impoverishes;过去式: impoverished;过去分词: impoverished;现在分词: impoverishing;名词: impoverishment;
中文词源
impoverish 使贫穷
im-,进入，使，-pover,少的，贫穷，词源同poor,poverty.
英英释意
- 1. make poor
- 2. take away
英文词源
- impoverish (v.)
- early 15c., empoverischen, from Old French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from em- + povre "poor" (see poor). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing.
考试真题
- But we would be equally impoverished (贫困的) without humanistic knowledge as well.
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实用场景例句
- These changes are likely to impoverish single-parent families even further.
- 这些变革很可能使单亲家庭更加贫困。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime.
- 降低收入只会使这些家庭更加贫穷，而且可能诱使不法分子进一步犯罪。
柯林斯例句
- We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.
- 我们需要减轻导致经济困顿的税收负荷。
辞典例句
- Impoverish the soil by overuse.
- 过度耕作而使土壤变得贫瘠.
互联网
- Thy worship does not impoverish the world.
- 对你供献不会使世界困穷.
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- Impoverish the soil overuse . See Synonyms at deplete.
- 过度耕作而使土壤变得贫瘠参见.
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