| 单词 | impoverish |
| 释义 | impoverish —impoverisher, n. —impoverishment, n. /im pov"euhr ish, -pov"rish/, v.t. 1. to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war. 2. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil. [1400-50; late ME empoverishen < MF empovriss- (long s. of empovrir), equiv. to em- EM-1 + povre POOR + -iss -ISH2] Syn. 2. deplete, drain; weaken, enervate, fatigue, cripple. Ant. 1, 2. enrich. |
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