im·pov·er·ish /ɪmˈpɑvrɪʃ, ˈpɑvə-/
(vt.)使貧窮,使枯竭
Im·pov·er·ish v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impoverished p. pr. & vb. n. Impoverishing.]
1. To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as, misfortune and disease impoverish families.
2. To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to make sterile; as, to impoverish land.
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impoverish
v 1: make poor [ant: enrich]
2: take away [syn: deprive] [ant: enrich]