一贫如洗

She went from rags to riches in less than five years.

不到五年的时间她就从一贫如洗变得家财万贯。

They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment.

他期失业而一贫如洗。

The legal dispute left them penniless.

这场法律纠纷他一贫如洗。