impoverish[im'pɔvəriʃ]

• vt.
  • 使贫困：

    a village impoverished by flood

    被洪灾弄得贫困的村庄

  • 使(力气、资源等)枯竭；使贫瘠；使(质量等)降低：

    His health was impoverished daily.

    他的健康日渐削弱。

    Continuous farming impoverishes the soil.

    连续耕作使土壤变得贫瘠。