starve

[美]/stɑːv/
[英]/stɑːrv/
词频: 极高

释义

v. 挨饿而死;因缺乏食物而受苦;极度缺乏必需品。
词形变化
现在分词starving
第三人称单数starves
过去式starved
过去分词starved
复数starves

短语搭配

starve to death

饿死

starve for

渴望

例句

Many people in the world starve due to lack of food.

世界上很多人因为缺乏食物而饿死。

It's heartbreaking to see children starve in impoverished countries.

看到贫困国家的孩子们饿死令人心碎。

Animals in the wild may starve if they cannot find enough food.

如果野生动物找不到足够的食物,它们可能会饿死。

During the famine, many people had to starve themselves to feed their children.

在饥荒期间,许多人不得不饿死自己来喂养他们的孩子。

Some people choose to starve themselves as a form of protest.

有些人选择通过饿死来表达抗议。

The prisoners were deliberately starved as a form of punishment.

这些囚犯被故意饿死作为一种惩罚。

Without access to food aid, many refugees are at risk of starving.

如果没有获得食物援助,许多难民有饿死的风险。

She refused to eat and would rather starve than give in to their demands.

她拒绝吃东西,宁愿饿死也不愿屈服于他们的要求。

The drought caused crops to wither, leading to many farmers and their families starving.

干旱导致农作物枯萎,导致许多农民和他们的家人饿死。

It is important to address the root causes of poverty to prevent people from starving.

解决贫困的根本原因以防止人们饿死非常重要。

原声例句

I skipped breakfast, and I'm absolutely starving.

我跳过了早餐,我现在饿死了。

来源: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving.

由于农作物歉收,食物供应减少,导致人们饥饿。

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That's a relief. So you must be starving.

真好,所以你一定饿坏了。

来源: Desperate Housewives Season 7

Is it just me or is anyone else starving?

是不是只有我一个人饿啊?

来源: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

The people are starving and drink contaminated water.

人们饥饿难耐,还喝着受污染的水。

来源: VOA Daily Standard January 2017 Collection

The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving!

狗粮的钱没了,但斑点看起来饿坏了!

来源: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Compulsory 1)

She hated to see good food wasted while others starved.

她痛恨看到其他人饥饿挨饿时,食物被浪费。

来源: Emma's delicious English

The fox had no choice but to starve for three days.

那只狐狸别无选择,只能饿了三天。

来源: 101 Children's English Stories

“Pass me those rolls, Harry, I'm starving.”

“递给我那些面包,哈利,我饿坏了。”

来源: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Their seizures sometimes would stop if you starved the brain of carbohydrate.

有时,如果剥夺大脑的碳水化合物,他们的抽搐就会停止。

来源: Connection Magazine

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