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starved

UK //stɑːvd//US //stɑːrvd//

词源

源自古英语 steorfan(死亡),后演变为指饥饿致死,现代意义扩展为极度饥饿或缺乏的状态。

adjective

❶ 指极度饥饿的状态,通常因长时间缺乏食物导致。也可比喻为对某事物极度渴望或缺乏。

“The refugees looked starved after days without food.”

(难民们多日未进食,看起来饿得奄奄一息。)

“She felt starved for affection after years of loneliness.”

(多年孤独后,她极度渴望得到关爱。)

同义词:famished, ravenous, deprived, depleted, needy

verb

❶ 使挨饿或缺乏必需品的动作,也可表示强烈渴望某事物。

“The cruel king starved his prisoners as punishment.”

(残暴的国王用饥饿惩罚囚犯。)

“She starved herself to lose weight quickly.”

(她通过节食快速减肥。)

同义词:deprive, deny, withhold, fast, hunger

常见短语

starved for attention — 形容某人极度渴望得到关注或认可,通常因长期被忽视导致。

“The middle child often acts out because he's starved for attention.”

(中间的孩子经常行为出格,因为他极度渴望得到关注。)

starved of resources — 描述某事物因资源严重不足而无法正常运作或发展的状态。

“Rural schools are often starved of resources compared to urban ones.”

(与城市学校相比,农村学校往往资源极度匮乏。)