impoverished
英 [ɪm'pɒvərɪʃt]
美 [ɪm'pɑvərɪʃt]
- adj. 穷困的；用尽了的，无创造性的
- v. 使贫困（impoverish的过去分词）
双语例句
- 1. 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
- 2. the impoverished areas of the city
- 这个城市的贫民区
来自《权威词典》
- 3. They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment.
- 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Money and food were sent to the impoverished drought victims.
- 给贫困的灾民送去了救济金和粮食.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. It killed millions of people; it wasted and impoverished the world.
- 它杀害了数以百万的人, 使世界变得荒芜、贫瘠.
来自英汉非文学 - 历史