famine
词根词缀:
词根
fam= hunger 饿
famine n. 饥荒
fam 饿 + ine 抽象名词 → 饥荒
famish v. 挨饿
fam 饿 + ish 使… → 挨饿
famished adj. 极饥饿的
famish 挨饿 + ed 已…的 → 极饥饿的
数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全
相关例句:
In1934, there was a severe famine in china.
一九三四年中国发生过一次大饥荒。
That year thousands of people died of famine.
那年,成千上万的人死于饥荒。
War, famine and flood are terrible evils.
战争,饥荒和水灾都是可怕的灾难。
A famine broke forth.
发生了饥荒。
Famine visited this region.
饥荒侵袭了这一地区。
The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.
饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。