(1)(使)挨饿，饿死((cause to) suffer greatly or die from hunger)[I，I+prep，T+n，T+n+prep]：Thousands of refugees are～ing. 数以千计的难民在挨饿。They will～if the crops fail again. 如果再歉收的话，他们将挨饿。～sb to death(使)饿死;Don't～his animals. 别把他的牲口饿坏了。be accused of～ing the prisoners 被控使犯人挨饿;～oneself to try to lose weight/to buy books (infml)试图通过饥饿使自己减肥/忍饥挨饿去买书;～the town into submission 以饥饿迫使镇民屈服;〖同〗hunger;〖反〗overeat;

(2)饥饿(feel very hungry)[I][仅用prog](infml)：Is the dinner ready? I'm～ing! 晚饭吃什么? 我饿坏了。You must be～ing. 你一定饿极了。

(3)(使)渴望(求)，(使)迫切需要((cause to) want or long for sth needed)[I+prep (for)，T+n+prep(of)通常pass]：～for companionship/a little love/sympathy 渴望友谊/一点爱/同情;be～d of affection 需要爱;(factory) be～d of technical expertise/resources/petrol (fig)(工厂)迫切需要技术知识/资金/汽油;〖同〗hunger，long;

starve sb into (doing) sth 使某人挨饿以迫使其做某事：～a prisoner into confessing to a crime 让犯人挨饿迫使其承认犯罪;

starve sb out of (sth)(v adv)把某人从……饿出来：It took ten days to～the enemy out (of the blockhome). 用了10天时间才迫使敌人因饥饿(从碉堡里)走出来。

→star′vation n 饥(挨)饿，饿死;′starveling n 挨饿者，面黄肌瘦的人;饿瘦的动物;

【辨异】starved与 hungry的区别见HUNGRY。