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

• People are starving to death.
  人们就要饿死了。
• B: As a matter of fact, I am starving.
  事实上，我饿极了。
• Is the dinner ready? I am starving.
  晚饭好了没有？我快饿死了。
• Pictures of starving children have sent many people scurrying to donate money.
  看到一张张忍饥挨饿的孩子们的照片，许多人赶忙捐钱。
• The starving children made a raid on the kitchen and took all the cakes.
  饥饿的孩子对厨房发动了一次袭击，偷走了所有的蛋糕。
• Count me in for dinner, I'm starving!
  晚饭我也吃，我都快饿死了。
• The well-fed don't know how the starving suffer.
  饱汉不知饿汉饥。
• I am hungry; indeed, I am almost starving.
  我饿了；我简直要饿死了。
• 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。
• Mom, I'm starving. What's for lunch?
  妈妈，我饿死了。午饭吃什么？