starving

英 [ˈstɑːvɪŋ]

美 [ˈstɑːrvɪŋ]

adj.  饿极了的;饿得慌的
v.  (使)挨饿，饿死; 缺乏…的; 急需…的
starve的现在分词

现在分词：starving　

BNC.8523 / COCA.8605

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 饿极了的;饿得慌的
  If you say that you arestarving, you mean that you are very hungry.
  1. Apart from anything else I was starving.
     别的不说，我饿坏了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
  1. the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
  2. they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
  Synonym:starvation

adj

• suffering from lack of food
  Synonym:starved

双语例句

• We are starving& so let's get some food first.
  我们都饿坏了，得尽先解决吃饭问题。
• People are starving to death.
  人们就要饿死了。
• She's starving herself trying to lose weight.
  她让自己挨饿试图减肥。
• Not that Londoners are starving: the United Kingdom has plenty of lamb and beef, potatoes and carrots.
  不是英国人挨饿了，英国有大量的牛肉和羊肉，土豆和胡萝卜等等。
• What's the honor when starving to death?
  饿死了有什么荣誉？
• Too starving to wait for dinner?
  太饿了，等不到上菜了？
• Apart from anything else I was starving.
  别的不说，我饿坏了。
• Her heart ached for the starving refugees.
  她从心里怜悯这些忍饥挨饿的难民们。
• Count me in for dinner, I'm starving!
  晚饭我也吃，我都快饿死了。
• Getting food to starving people does nothing to stop the war.
  为挨饿的人们提供食物对制止战争毫无帮助。