impoverish

中英词典：impoverish

形容词

1. 贫困的；贫穷的

英文释义：lacking adequate money or means of subsistence; poor.

例句：

1. Many families were impoverished during the economic crisis.（在经济危机中，许多家庭变得贫困。）
2. The government is working to alleviate the conditions of the impoverished population.（政府正努力改善贫穷人口的生活条件。）

名词

1. 贫困

英文释义：the state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts.

例句：

1. The charity organization aims to combat impoverishment in the community.（慈善组织旨在解决社区中的贫困问题。）
2. The country's economic policies have led to the impoverishment of its citizens.（该国的经济政策导致了公民的贫困化。）

词语辨析

impoverish与poor、destitute和indigent的区别：

• impoverish强调因贫困而导致生活质量下降。
• poor指物质贫困，缺乏金钱或财产。
• destitute指完全没有财产或收入，处于极度贫困的状态。
• indigent指极度贫困，非常贫困而无法维持基本生活。

词汇扩充

1. impoverishment（名词，贫困）

2. impoverished（形容词，贫困的）

3. impoverisher（名词，使贫困者）

4. impoverishing（动词，使贫困化）

近义词

deprive, bankrupt, exhaust, drain

反义词

enrich, prosper

柯林斯词典

impoverish (verb)：If someone or something is impoverished, their quality is reduced.

牛津词典

impoverish (verb)：Make (a person or area) poor.

用法

1. The economic downturn has impoverished many families in the region.（经济衰退使该地区许多家庭陷入贫困。）

2. The government's policies have impoverished the working class.（政府的政策使工人阶级变得贫困。）

例句

1. The war has impoverished the entire country economically and socially.（战争使整个国家在经济和社会上变得贫困。）
2. Years of drought have impoverished the soil, making it difficult to grow crops.（多年的干旱使土壤贫瘠，很难种植庄稼。）
3. The corrupt government officials have impoverished the nation through embezzlement.（腐败的政府官员通过贪污使国家变得贫困。）
4. Many families were impoverished during the economic crisis.（在经济危机中，许多家庭变得贫困。）
5. The charity organization aims to combat impoverishment in the community.（慈善组织旨在解决社区中的贫困问题。）
6. The country's economic policies have led to the impoverishment of its citizens.（该国的经济政策导致了公民的贫困化。）
7. The factory closure resulted in the impoverishment of the entire town.（工厂关闭导致整个城镇的贫困化。）
8. Years of war have impoverished the once prosperous region.（多年的战争使这个曾经繁荣的地区变得贫困。）
9. The economic crisis has impoverished the middle class, leaving many struggling to make ends meet.（经济危机使中产阶级变得贫困，许多人难以维持生计。）
10. Corruption and mismanagement have impoverished the country's resources.（腐败和管理不善使该国资源枯竭。）
11. Years of economic mismanagement have impoverished the nation.（多年的经济管理不善使该国变得贫困。）
12. The company's reckless spending has impoverished its financial stability.（公司的不计后果的花费使其财务稳定性降低。）
13. The government is working to alleviate the conditions of the impoverished population.（政府正努力改善贫穷人口的生活条件。）
14. Many children in the area are impoverished and lack access to basic education.（该地区许多儿童贫困，无法获得基本教育。）
15. High unemployment rates have impoverished the community, leading to increased crime rates.（高失业率使社区变得贫困，导致犯罪率上升。）
16. The government's corruption has impoverished the country, leaving many citizens struggling to survive.（政府的腐败使该国变得贫困，许多公民难以维持生计。）
17. The economic disparity between the rich and the poor has impoverished the lower classes.（富人和穷人之间的经济差距使底层阶级贫困化。）
18. Years of war and conflict have impoverished the nation, leaving its infrastructure in ruins.（多年的战争和冲突使该国贫困化，其基础设施遭到破坏。）
19. The company's bankruptcy has impoverished its investors.（公司的破产使投资者贫困。）
20. The economic downturn has impoverished many families, leading to an increase in homelessness.（经济衰退使许多家庭变得贫困，导致无家可归者增加。）