make (a person or area) poor
使(人或地区)贫穷
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impoverished ]impoverished peasant farmers .陷入贫困的农民们。
exhaust the strength, vitality, or natural fertility of
使(力量、活力或肥力)枯竭
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the soil was impoverished by annual burning 土壤因每年燃烧而缺乏肥力
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[as adj.
impoverished ]figurative 〈喻〉an impoverished and debased language .毫无活力、失去价值的语言。
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