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hunger

UK //ˈhʌŋɡə(r)//US //ˈhʌŋɡər//

词源

源自古英语 hungor,与古高地德语 hungar、古诺尔斯语 hungr 同源,原始日耳曼语词根 *hungruz 可能与拉丁语 fames(饥饿)有关。

noun

❶ 指身体因缺乏食物而产生的强烈生理需求,通常伴随胃部不适或虚弱感。也可比喻对某事物的强烈渴望。

“The child cried from hunger after missing lunch.”

(孩子因为错过午餐饿得直哭。)

“Many people in the region suffer from chronic hunger.”

(该地区许多人长期遭受饥饿折磨。)

同义词:starvation, appetite, craving, desire, famine

verb

❶ 感到饥饿或强烈渴望某事物,常用于文学表达中描述迫切需求的状态。

“The wolves hungered for fresh meat after days of hunting.”

(狼群经过数日捕猎后渴望新鲜血肉。)

“She hungered to see her family after years abroad.”

(海外多年后她渴望见到家人。)

同义词:yearn, long, thirst, pine, covet

常见短语

hunger strike — 绝食抗议,指通过拒绝进食来表达诉求或反抗的极端行为,常见于政治抗议中。

“The prisoners went on a hunger strike to demand better conditions.”

(囚犯们通过绝食抗议要求改善条件。)

hunger pangs — 饥饿引起的阵痛,形容胃部因空腹产生的收缩性疼痛感。

“She ate some nuts to ease the hunger pangs before dinner.”

(她在晚餐前吃了些坚果缓解胃绞痛。)