- Impoverished describes being really, really poor, either from having no money or being in bad health. A person who lives on the street is impoverished, and a country may become impoverished after a devastating war.
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- adj. 穷困的；用尽了的，无创造性的
- v. 使贫困（impoverish的过去分词）
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1. He dropped the gold down the chimney to save face for the impoverished father.
他将黄金扔进烟囱以保留这位穷困的父亲的脸面。
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2. The Obama administration pushed for those inspections because of fears that the impoverished North would try to sell its weapons or nuclear material.
奥巴马政府推进这些检查的目的在于他们担心穷困的朝鲜可能会售卖核武器或者核材料。
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3. It began in 2000, when her impoverished parents sold her to a wealthy couple in Cairo.
它开始于2000年，那一年贫困的父母将她卖给开罗市的一户富人家。
im·pov·er·ished / ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt ; NAmE ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt / adjective 1 very poor; without money 赤贫的；不名一文的 ◆ impoverished peasants 贫困的农民 ◆ the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区 ☞synonyms at poor 2 poor in quality, because sth is missing 贫乏的；贫瘠的；枯竭的 im·pov·er·ished / ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt ; NAmE ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃt /
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