destitute
英 [ˈdestɪtjuːt] 美 [ˈdestɪtuːt]
贫困的，贫穷的，赤贫的；缺乏，没有，毫无
- When he died, his family was left completely destitute.
他死时家里一贫如洗。 - They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings.
他们似乎一点人情味都没有。
（拓展学习：小词详解 | destitute）
economize
英 [ɪˈkɒnəmaɪz] 美 [ɪˈkɑːnəmaɪz]
节省，节约，节俭
- Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health.
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。 - We're going to have to economize from now on.
从现在开始，我们不得不节约开支。
frugal
英 [ˈfruːɡl] 美 [ˈfruːɡl]
（对金钱、食物等）节约的，节俭的；饭菜简单廉价的
- a frugal existence/life
俭朴的生活 - a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
面包夹奶酪的简单午餐
impoverish
英 [ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ] 美 [ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃ]
使贫穷；使贫瘠，使枯竭
- These changes are likely to impoverish single-parent families even further.
这些变革很可能使单亲家庭更加贫困。 - Intensive cultivation has impoverished the soil.
集约耕作使土壤变得贫瘠。
indigence
英 ['ɪndɪdʒ(ə)ns] 美 ['ɪndɪdʒ(ə)ns]
穷困，贫乏，贫穷
- His present indigence is a sufficient punishment for former folly.
他现在所受的困苦足够惩罚他从前的胡作非为了。
