impoverish
🇺🇸
/ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃ/
🇬🇧
/ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ/
verb
R
to cause someone to not have enough money or resources
Losing her job could impoverish her entire family.
失去工作可能会使她的整个家庭陷入贫困。
R
to reduce the quality or value of something
Bad farming practices can impoverish the soil.
糟糕的耕作方法可以使土壤贫瘠。
translation
使贫困, 使贫瘠
词形变化
3rd Present
impoverishes
Past
impoverished
Perfect
impoverished
Progressive
impoverishing