• vt. 使貧窮；使枯竭

im-,進入，使，-pover,少的，貧窮，詞源同poor,poverty.

impoverish (v.)

early 15c., empoverischen, from Old French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from em- + povre "poor" (see poor). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing.

1. National isolation can only cause economic and cultural impoverish-ment.

鎖國只會導致經濟和文化上的困厄。

來自柯林斯例句

2. These changes are likely to impoverish single-parent families even further.

這些變革很可能使單親家庭更加貧困。

來自《權威詞典》

3. Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime.

降低收入只會使這些家庭更加貧窮，而且可能誘使不法分子進一步犯罪。

來自柯林斯例句

4. We need to reduce the burden of taxes that impoverish the economy.

我們需要減輕導致經濟困頓的稅收負荷。

來自辭典例句

5. Impoverish the soil by overuse.

過度耕作而使土壤變得貧瘠.

來自互聯網