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starve

UK //stɑːv//US //stɑːrv//

词源

源自古英语 steorfan(死亡),与古诺尔斯语 stjarfi(僵硬)同源,原义侧重死亡状态,后特指饿死。

verb

❶ 指因长期缺乏食物而挨饿或饿死,也可比喻极度缺乏某种必需品或渴望某事物。

“Many people starved during the famine.”

(许多人在饥荒期间挨饿。)

“The prisoners were starved as a form of punishment.”

(囚犯们被饿着作为一种惩罚。)

同义词:famish, hunger, deprive, deplete, yearn

常见短语

starve to death — 指因长期缺乏食物而死亡,常用于描述极端饥饿状况。

“Without rescue, the climbers would have starved to death.”

(如果没有救援,登山者们就会饿死。)

starve for — 比喻强烈渴望或迫切需要某事物,可能是情感或非物质需求。

“The lonely child starved for affection.”

(这个孤独的孩子渴望得到关爱。)