They were reduced to extreme poverty...是什么意思？

They were reduced to extreme poverty...

他们陷入极端贫困的状态。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

reduced

adj. 减少的，简化的；v. 换算( reduce的过去式和过去分词 )，约束，使变为，使变弱；

例句
Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
团体订座可享受折扣价。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

extreme

adj. 极端的，过激的，极限的，非常的，末端的，（政治上）急进的；n. 极端，困境，[数]极限值，[常用复数]在两末端的事物；

例句
The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France...
该事件引发了关于极右翼势力在法国所起作用的新一轮讨论。

poverty

n. 贫穷，缺乏，不足，贫瘠，不毛，低劣；

例句
The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president.
贫困数字毫无疑问让总统非常难堪。