| 单词 | starve |
| 释义 | starve /stav; starv/ vi, vt 1 [VP6A, 15A, 2A, C, 3A] (cause to) suffer or die from hunger: (使) 饿; (使) 饿死： ~ to death. 饿死。 The proud man said he would ~ rather than beg for food. 那个赎傲的人说他宁愿挨饿也不愿讨饭。 They tried to ~ the army into surrender/ ~ them out, force them to surrender by preventing them from getting supplies of food. 他们试图使守军因饥饿而投降。 be ~ dof/ ~ for, (fig) long for, be in great need of: (喻) 渴望; 急雷; 迫切需要： The motherless children were ~d of/were starving for affection. 这些没有母亲的孩子们渴望亲情。 2 (colloq) feel very hungry: (俗) 感觉很饿： What's for dinner? — I'm starving! 晚餐吃什么？一肚子饿死了！ starvation /sta'veijn; star'vefan/ n [U] suffering or death caused by lack of food: 饥饿; 饿死： die of starvation; 饿死; starvation wages, too low to buy adequate supplies of food; 饥饿工资 (低到不能维持生活者); be on a starvation diet, a diet that is inadequate for health. 吃不足维持健康的饮食。 ~ ding /'stazvliij; 1 starvliq/ n starving or ill-fed person or animal. 挨饿或营养不足的人或动物。 |
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