starvation

[stɑːˈveɪʃn] [stɑːrˈveɪʃn]
  • 复数:starvations;
  • 例句
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    • 以下这些名词均有"饥饿" 的意思
      hunger普通用词,指人体对于食物迫切需要的正常生理现象。
      famine指因天灾人祸而引起大规模饥荒;用作引申,指严重缺乏某种物资或人力。
      starvation语气比hunger强得多。指因长期缺乏食物所造成的痛苦,甚至死亡,侧重人为的灾难所致。
    英语四级真题
    • The average international runway model has a body mass index ( ' , BMI) under 16—low enough to indicate starvation by the World Health Organization's standard.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • The average international runway model has a body mass index BMI under 16—low enough to indicate starvation by the World Health Organization's standard.
      2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
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    • Noun
      1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
      2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine;
      "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender""they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"