英语单词短语词组“impoverishing”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

impoverishing

present participle ofimpoverish

impoverish

verb[T]

formal

/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃ/us

/ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃ/

to make someone verypoor:

The newlawislikelytofurtherimpoverishsingleparents.

He was made topayaruinousfinethat impoverished hisfamily.

to make somethingweakerorworseinquality:

Excessivefarminghad impoverished thesoil.

Ourculturalheritagewould be impoverished by theabsenceof Mozart.

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impoverished

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She said theIndiandamprojectwould impoverish millions of the world'spoorestpeople.
Somepeoplearguethatmultinationalcompaniesexploitpoorworkersabroadand impoverishworkersathomebymovingcapitaloverseas.
Theoboetendsto impoverish thetoneof theviolins.
Thiscoarsenessofimageryisvisuallyimpoverishingourtowns.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Deteriorating and making worse

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deterioration
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单词	impoverishing
释义	impoverishing present participle ofimpoverish impoverish verb[T] formal uk /ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃ/us /ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃ/ to make someone verypoor: The newlawislikelytofurtherimpoverishsingleparents. He was made topayaruinousfinethat impoverished hisfamily. to make somethingweakerorworseinquality: Excessivefarminghad impoverished thesoil. Ourculturalheritagewould be impoverished by theabsenceof Mozart. See impoverished More examples She said theIndiandamprojectwould impoverish millions of the world'spoorestpeople. Somepeoplearguethatmultinationalcompaniesexploitpoorworkersabroadand impoverishworkersathomebymovingcapitaloverseas. Theoboetendsto impoverish thetoneof theviolins. Thiscoarsenessofimageryisvisuallyimpoverishingourtowns. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Deteriorating and making worse add admin aggravate backslide be (all) downhillidiom compound debase degrade deterioration devaluation devalue disintegrate dog downgrade regress regression regressive relapse retrograde retrogress See more results » (Definition ofimpoverishingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/impoverishing##
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