impoverishment

英 [ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃmənt]

美 [ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃmənt]

n.  穷困化状况(或过程)

BNC.23039 / COCA.22454

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 穷困化状况(或过程)
  Impoverishmentis the state or process of being impoverished.
  1. ...a meeting of experts on how the impoverishment of Africa can be reversed...
     研讨如何逆转非洲穷困化状况的专家会议
  2. National isolation can only cause economic and cultural impoverishment.
     锁国只会导致经济和文化上的困厄。

英英释义

noun

• the act of making someone poor
  Synonym:pauperizationpauperisation
• the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
  Synonym:povertypoorness

双语例句

• It does not take analytical genius to see historical forces of this kind engaged in their relentless impoverishment over the past 10 years.
  无需具备擅长分析的天分，就能看清这类历史力量在过去十年无情地发挥着打击力。
• The impoverished population is shrinking substantially and the impoverishment rate is decreasing sharply.
  贫困人口大幅度减少，贫困发生率大幅度下降。
• National isolation can only cause economic and cultural impoverishment.
  锁国只会导致经济和文化上的困厄。
• It will be paid for in terms of the impoverishment of home life, of children who receive less care, love, and supervision.
  其结果是损害家庭生活，孩子们未能得到足够的照顾、爱护与教养。
• During World War II, the islands and people had been exploited by the Japanese Military to the point of impoverishment.
  二战期间，各岛和人民都被日本军事所剥削而变为贫困。
• Just as protectionism over trade leads to impoverishment, so parochialism over immigration is likely to lead to a lower standard of living.
  正如贸易保护主义会导致贫穷落后，在移民政策上目光短浅也可能导致生活水准下降。
• The country estates and their gardens had been ruined through the impoverishment of their owners and the decay of the towns.
  但田庄田产及其园艺业却随着主人的贫穷和城市的衰落而衰败了。
• It means another quarter of a century of impoverishment for the whole world.
  意味着本世纪的随后二十五年世界资源枯竭，陷入穷困。
• The implementation of the large-scale development strategy for the western region is also helpful for poverty alleviation and will have a far-reaching influence on the reduction of the impoverishment rate.
  西部大开发战略的实施有利于扶贫。中国正在实施的西部大开发战略，对进一步降低贫困发生率将产生深远的影响。
• A Study of Migration of Population in Urbanization and the Growth of Poverty Population;& The impoverished population is shrinking substantially and the impoverishment rate is decreasing sharply.
  城镇化进程中的人口流动与城镇新增贫困人口问题分析&贫困人口大幅度减少，贫困发生率大幅度下降。