starving

• 形容处于极度饥饿的状态，或因食物严重不足而遭受痛苦；也可夸张地表示非常饿。

Describes a state of extreme hunger or suffering from lack of food.

1. Extremely hungryA2informal

   Feeling a very strong need for food; very hungry.

   饿极了

   • I'm starving! Let's get something to eat.
   • After the long hike, everyone was starving.
   • She said she was starving and ordered a large pizza.

   同义词emptyfamishedhungrypeckishravenousstarvedvoracious

   反义词fullsatiated

2. Suffering from lack of foodB2formal

   Suffering or dying from extreme hunger.

   饥饿的

   • The charity provides aid to starving children in the region.
   • Many animals were starving during the harsh winter.
   • The documentary showed images of starving refugees.

   同义词famishedstarved

   反义词fullnourishedsatiated

• 名词，指遭受饥饿或缺乏食物的状态或行为，常导致极度饥饿、营养不良甚至死亡。

A noun referring to the act or state of being deprived of food, often resulting in extreme hunger or famine.

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1. Deprivation of foodB2formal

   The act or state of being deprived of food, often leading to extreme hunger or famine.

   饥饿

   • The starving of the population during the siege was a tragic event.
   • The government was accused of starving the region of essential supplies.
   • The documentary highlighted the starving of entire communities due to drought.

   同义词faminehungerinanitionstarvation

   反义词eatingfeastingplenty

• 动词，表示因缺乏食物而挨饿或饿死，也可表示使某人得不到所需的食物或某物，引申为极度渴望或缺乏某种必需的东西。

A verb used to indicate the act of suffering or dying from lack of food, or being deprived of something essential.

1. Suffer from hungerB1formal

   To suffer or die from lack of food.

   挨饿

   • Many people starve in regions affected by drought.
   • The animals starved during the harsh winter.
   • He refused to eat and began to starve.

   同义词famishhunger

2. Deprive of somethingB2informal

   To be deprived of something essential or desired.

   使匮乏

   • The children were starved of attention from their parents.
   • She felt starved for affection after the breakup.
   • The plant starved for sunlight in the dark corner.

   同义词denydepriverobstripwithhold

   反义词feedindulgenourishprovidesatiatesatisfy