| 单词 | impoverish |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [im'pɔvəriʃ] |
| 解释 | v.使成赤贫 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 使成赤贫(to make poor; reduce to poverty) 【记】 im(进入)+pover(贫困 )+ish→进入贫困; 【同】 参考：poverty(贫困) 【例】 They are impoverished by heavy taxes. |
| 字源 | impoverish (v.) early 15c., empoverischen, from Old French empoveriss-, stem of empoverir, from em- + povre "poor" (see poor). Related: Impoverished; impoverishing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使赤贫; 使土地贫瘠 【记】im进入, pover贫穷的, ish－进入贫穷的状态－使赤贫im, pover = power, ish: 使你从一个power的人变成一堆sh－使赤贫 【参】poverty(n 贫穷; 缺少) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】im en 使 + pover 源自poor 贫困 |
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