基本释义
impoverish /ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃ/ (动词)
- 使贫困;使贫穷
- 使(土地、资源等)贫瘠;耗尽
常见用法
- impoverish a country(使一个国家陷入贫困)
- impoverish the soil(使土壤贫瘠)
- war and corruption impoverished millions(战争与腐败使数百万人陷入贫困)
例句参考
- The prolonged drought has impoverished the farmland.
- Unfair trade policies can impoverish developing nations.
- His reckless spending eventually impoverished his family.
同义词
deprive, bankrupt, pauperize, exhaust, deplete