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starvation

UK /stɑːˈveɪʃən/US /stɑːrˈveɪʃən/

词源

源自中古英语 'sterven'(死亡),与古英语 'steorfan'(死亡)同源,最初指因饥饿而死,后引申为饥饿状态。词尾 -ation 表示名词化。

noun

❶ 指因长期缺乏食物而导致的极度饥饿状态,严重时可能危及生命。常用于描述自然灾害、战争等极端情况下的食物短缺。

“Many people died of starvation during the famine.”

(许多人在饥荒期间死于饥饿。)

“The refugees were on the brink of starvation.”

(难民们濒临饿死的边缘。)

❶ 在计算机领域,指某个进程因长期得不到所需资源而无法执行的情况。比如CPU调度中的进程饥饿问题。

“The low-priority task suffered from CPU starvation.”

(低优先级任务遭遇了CPU资源匮乏。)

“Starvation is a common issue in resource allocation algorithms.”

(资源分配算法中常出现资源匮乏问题。)

同义词:famine, hunger, malnutrition, deprivation, undernourishment

常见短语

starvation wages — 指极其微薄的工资,低到几乎难以维持基本温饱的收入水平。常用于描述剥削性的劳动报酬。

“Workers in the factory were paid starvation wages for long hours of work.”

(工厂工人长时间工作却只获得难以糊口的工资。)

starvation mode — 指人体在长期节食或饥饿状态下,新陈代谢率降低以保存能量的生理适应机制。

“Crash dieting can put your body into starvation mode, slowing down weight loss.”

(极端节食可能让身体进入饥饿模式,反而减缓减肥效果。)