impoverish
- IPA[ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃ]
英式
- make (a person or area) poor；exhaust the strength or vitality of
verb: impoverish, 3rd person present: impoverishes, gerund or present participle: impoverishing, past tense: impoverished, past participle: impoverished
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動詞
- 1. make (a person or area) poor the wars had impoverished him 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ exhaust the strength or vitality of the soil was impoverished by annual burning 同義詞 反義詞
- (of a person or area) made poor: impoverished villages
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a person or area) made poor: impoverished villages
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[imˈpäv(ə)riSH]
美式
- make (a person or area) poor: they discourage investment and impoverish their people
Oxford American Dictionary
