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

• Apart from anything else I was starving.
  别的不说，我饿坏了。
• What's for dinner? I'm starving!
  晚饭吃什么？我饿死了！
• I am hungry; indeed, I am almost starving.
  我饿了；我简直要饿死了。
• Her heart ached for the starving refugees.
  她从心里怜悯这些忍饥挨饿的难民们。
• Is the dinner ready? I am starving.
  晚饭好了没有？我快饿死了。
• 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。
• The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them
  其结果就是破坏食物链，使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
• Judy decided I was starving myself.
  朱迪认定我在让自己挨饿。
• Daming: Can we have something to eat now? I'm starving!
  大明：我们现在可以吃点东西吗？我饿死了！
• She's starving herself trying to lose weight.
  她让自己挨饿试图减肥。