英语词汇“impoverishes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people. Poor farming practices impoverished the soil.

Recent Examples on the Web The collapse of intellectual diversity and the narrowing limits of debate on too many campuses don’t just impoverish the education of American students.

Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 In desperately poor Afghanistan, the ban seems certain to further impoverish its poorest citizens at a time when the country is in an economic free fall.

Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022 But others have been persuaded that any changes to pensions will impoverish the elderly, and are understandably worried — in other words, the electorate has as little trust in Illinois’ Republican legislators as in Democrats.

Elizabeth Bauer, Forbes, 13 May 2021 Awarding damages for mere mistakes would impoverish debate, the court ruled.

The Economist, 18 Mar. 2021 In truth, the sacrifices some families made to shoulder their debt burden underscores the folly of forcing families to impoverish themselves to attain higher education.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2020 The three countries of Central America’s impoverished Northern Triangle have extremely small asylum processing offices, but Wolf said the U.S. is working to expand their ability to process and care for asylum seekers.

Robert Moore, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019 Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz report from Tripoli, where the lockdown has stoked resentment, fueled rumors of a government conspiracy to further impoverish the poor and ignited violent protests.

Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 2 May 2020 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, who came to power through a military coup—has pursued a bleaker approach that is keeping his state solvent by impoverishing his people.

Anthony Bubalo, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2020 See More

单词	impoverishes
释义	impoverish verb im·pov·er·ish im-ˈpä-v(ə-)rish impoverished; impoverishing; impoverishes transitive verb 1 : to make poor 2 : to deprive of strength, richness, or fertility by depleting or draining of something essential impoverisher noun impoverishment im-ˈpä-v(ə-)rish-mənt noun Example Sentences The dictator enriched himself but impoverished his people. Poor farming practices impoverished the soil. Recent Examples on the Web The collapse of intellectual diversity and the narrowing limits of debate on too many campuses don’t just impoverish the education of American students. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 In desperately poor Afghanistan, the ban seems certain to further impoverish its poorest citizens at a time when the country is in an economic free fall. Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022 But others have been persuaded that any changes to pensions will impoverish the elderly, and are understandably worried — in other words, the electorate has as little trust in Illinois’ Republican legislators as in Democrats. Elizabeth Bauer, Forbes, 13 May 2021 Awarding damages for mere mistakes would impoverish debate, the court ruled. The Economist, 18 Mar. 2021 In truth, the sacrifices some families made to shoulder their debt burden underscores the folly of forcing families to impoverish themselves to attain higher education. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2020 The three countries of Central America’s impoverished Northern Triangle have extremely small asylum processing offices, but Wolf said the U.S. is working to expand their ability to process and care for asylum seekers. Robert Moore, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2019 Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz report from Tripoli, where the lockdown has stoked resentment, fueled rumors of a government conspiracy to further impoverish the poor and ignited violent protests. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 2 May 2020 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, who came to power through a military coup—has pursued a bleaker approach that is keeping his state solvent by impoverishing his people. Anthony Bubalo, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Middle English enpoverisshen, from Anglo-French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from en- + povre poor — more at poor First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition impoverish verb im·pov·er·ish im-ˈpä-və-rish impoverished; impoverishing 1 : to make poor The greedy tyrant impoverished his people. 2 : to use up the strength or richness of impoverished soil impoverishes verb present tense third-person singular of impoverish 1 as in bankrupts Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bankrupts reduces ruins beggars pauperizes straitens breaks busts wipes out cleans (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms enriches richens 2 as in depletes Synonyms & Similar Words depletes consumes exhausts wastes squanders overspends loses lavishes spends splurges dissipates runs through indulges blows overindulges throws away shoots expends disburses misspends fiddles away trifles (away) fritters (away) lays out Antonyms & Near Antonyms protects preserves saves conserves hoards economizes lays up skimps scrimps See More
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