famines

英 [ˈfæmɪnz]

美 [ˈfæmənz]

n.  饥荒
famine的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 饥馑;饥荒
  Famineis a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
  1. Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine...
     成千上万的难民陷于战争、旱灾和饥荒之中。
  2. The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.
     内战阻碍着救援机构对饥荒赈济物资的配给。

双语例句

• In the 17 years of his misrule, famines intensified and rebellions multiplied.
  他17年执政不善，这期间饥荒加剧，暴乱迭起。
• Do you know there'd be no more famines if we used land to grow food for people instead of cattle GetWord(" cattle");?
  你知不知道，如果我们把土地用来种粮食而不养家禽的话，那么这个世界上就不会再有饥荒了？
• In China, major floods followed extreme droughts, and frequent famines led to mass starvation and death.
  在中国，巨大的洪水过后，又遭受了极为严重的旱灾，不断发生的饥荒造成了大范围的饥饿、死亡。
• Droughts, floods and famines would ensue, experts say, and then the mass migration of people, with the conflict that would engender.
  专家表示，干旱、洪水和饥荒将随之而来，然后是大规模的人口迁移，最终引发冲突。
• She has become so poor that she has little power of resisting famines.
  印度已经穷得对饥荒没有抵御能力了。
• Watching the wars and famines on the news takes on a whole new meaning when you have a personal connection with the people there.
  亲眼目睹人们饱受战争与饥饿之苦时，新闻中播放的战争与饥饿会在你眼前呈现出全新的概念。
• Communications satellites may be able to cope with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes, wars or famines.
  通信卫星可能满足短期的需要，例如地震、战争和饥荒。
• During the famines of1840 and1848, it was what almost all peasants had to eat.
  1840-1848年俄罗斯饥荒期间，几乎所有农民都赖此为生。
• Despite intermittent wars and famines, the long-term trend is for a better life for almost everybody.
  虽然有时会发生战争和饥荒，但长期趋势是几乎所有人的生活都能得到改善。
• Prior to the Bretton Woods system, foreign aid primarily assisted with humanitarian crises: famines; floods; earthquakes; or people fleeing conflicts.
  在布雷顿森林体系建立之前，对外援助主要用于人道主义危机：饥荒；洪涝；地震；或是帮助逃离战争冲突的人。