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.
英文词源
- impoverish (v.)
- early 15c., empoverischen, from Old French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from em- + povre "poor" (see poor). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing.
双语例句
- 1. National isolation can only cause economic and cultural impoverish-ment.
- 锁国只会导致经济和文化上的困厄。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Impoverish the soil by overuse.
- 过度耕作而使土壤变得贫瘠.
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