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