impoverish的意思

impoverish

英式音标[ɪm'pɑvərɪʃ]
美式英标[ɪm'pɒv(ə)rɪʃ]

基本解释

vt. 使贫穷；使枯竭

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.

实用例句

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。

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。

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。

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。

5. Impoverish the soil by overuse.: 过度耕作而使土壤变得贫瘠.

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