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clem

UK //klɛm//US //klɛm//

词源

源自中古英语 'clemmen',可能与古英语 'clǣman'(粘住、紧贴)有关,引申为因饥饿或寒冷而虚弱的状态。

verb

❶ 指因饥饿或寒冷而变得虚弱或憔悴,通常用于形容人或动物因缺乏食物或温暖而状态不佳。

“The poor dog was clemmed after days without food.”

(这只可怜的狗几天没吃东西,饿得虚弱不堪。)

“During the famine, many people clemmed to death.”

(饥荒期间,许多人因饥饿而憔悴至死。)

同义词:starve, famish, waste away

noun

❶ 指因饥饿或寒冷导致的虚弱或憔悴状态,常用于方言或古旧表达中。

“The clem of the villagers was evident after the harsh winter.”

(严冬过后,村民们的憔悴状态显而易见。)

“His face showed the clem of prolonged hunger.”

(他的脸上显露出长期饥饿的憔悴。)

同义词:starvation, emaciation, gauntness

常见短语

clem out — 因饥饿或寒冷而变得极度虚弱或憔悴,通常用于非正式或方言表达中。

“After days without food, he was clemmed out and could barely walk.”

(几天没吃东西后,他饿得虚弱不堪,几乎走不动路。)