中英词典查询

impoverished [ɪmˈpɑ:vərɪʃt]

adj. 穷困的，无力的，用尽了的;
v. 使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 ); 使（某物）贫瘠或恶化;

例句:

  • The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.
    经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。
    来自柯林斯例句
  • the impoverished areas of the city
    这个城市的贫民区
  • They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment.
    他们因长期失业而一贫如洗.
  • Yet, Orban is being pressured by impoverished Hungarians.
    来自VOA
  • Billions live oppressed and impoverished because of their governments.
    来自SA
  • Small, impoverished villages drifted by in the darkness.
    来自NEWYORKER