endure the torments of hunger and cold; go cold and hungry; suffer from hunger and cold ❍ 她却不回去，宁可～，晚上挤在姓王的邻居的阁楼里过夜。(周而复《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—287) She didn’t come home,preferring to go cold and hungry and spending her nights cramped up in the attic of a neighbouring family named Wang.