impoverish
verb [ T ] formal uk/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃ/ us/ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃ/
使某人穷困
to make someone very poor
The new law is likely to further impoverish single parents. 这条新法律有可能使单亲家长进一步穷困。
He was made to pay a ruinous fine that impoverished his family. 他被迫支付一笔难以承受的罚款，这导致了家庭的穷困。
See: impoverished
- More examples
- She said the Indian dam project would impoverish millions of the world's poorest people.
- Some people argue that multinational companies exploit poor workers abroad and impoverish workers at home by moving capital overseas.
- The oboe tends to impoverish the tone of the violins.
- This coarseness of imagery is visually impoverishing our towns.