Impoverish

(verb.) make poor.

校对:莎娜

• As a selfish man will impoverish his family and often bring them to ruin, so a selfish king brings ruin on his people and often plunges them into war. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• To take three thousand pounds from the fortune of their dear little boy would be impoverishing him to the most dreadful degree. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• I am an impoverished wretch--the very gaberdine I wear is borrowed from Reuben of Tadcaster. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Lord Raymond was the sole remnant of a noble but impoverished family. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The frontier counties all along the continent having been frequently ravaged by the enemy, and greatly impoverished, are able to pay very little tax. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes are by public prodigality and misconduct. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The scientist is emotionally impoverished. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Ten years of such stupid and confused fighting impoverished all Europe and left the Emperor in possession of Milan. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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