| 释义 | 
		impoverish /im'povarif; im'pavanj/ vt [VP6A] (formal) cause to become poor; take away good qualities:  (正式用语)使穷困; 除去优点: by doctors' bills; 因付医药费而穷困;  ~ed soil, eg when crops are grown year after year without the use of fertilizers; 贫瘠的土坏(例如年复一年种植作物而不使用肥料);  ~ed rubber, rubber that has lost its .elasticity. 失去弹性的橡皮。  ~ment n |