hunger

['hʌŋgə]

n. 饥饿, 渴望
v. 饿, 渴望, 使 ... 饥饿

例句与用法:

Hunger and disease had weakened his constitution.

他饥饿与疾病交加,体质已削弱。

Hunger begets crime.

饥饿引起犯罪。

The boy was restless from hunger.

男孩因饥饿而变得焦躁不安。

The beggar fell down in a swoon from sheer hunger.

那个穷人饿得晕倒了。

People in this area were ground down by hunger and poverty.

这个地区的人们受着饥饿和贫穷的折磨。

The student has a hunger for learning.

这个学生有强烈的求知欲。

词形变化:

动词过去式: hungered | 动词过去分词: hungered | 动词现在分词: hungering | 动词第三人称单数: hungers |

详细释义:

n.

1. 饿, 饥饿[U]

The little boy who ran away from home soon felt hunger.

从家里出走的那个小男孩不久便感到饿了。

2. 饥荒[U][C]

There is hunger in all the flood-hit areas.

洪水泛滥地区到处都出现了饥荒。

3. 渴望[S1][(+for/after)]

He has a hunger for/after knowledge.

他有强烈的求知欲。

vi.

1. 挨饿

2. 渴望[(+for/after)]

The whole world hungers for/after peace.

全世界的人都渴望和平。

He hungered for friends.

他渴望得到朋友。

vt.

使挨饿