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

• She's starving herself trying to lose weight.
  她让自己挨饿试图减肥。
• Aren't you hungry? I am starving!
  你饿了吗？我饿得发慌！
• Daming: Can we have something to eat now? I'm starving!
  大明：我们现在可以吃点东西吗？我饿死了！
• Her heart ached for the starving refugees.
  她从心里怜悯这些忍饥挨饿的难民们。
• Is the dinner ready? I am starving.
  晚饭好了没有？我快饿死了。
• Getting food to starving people does nothing to stop the war.
  为挨饿的人们提供食物对制止战争毫无帮助。
• It's seven twelve now, and I'm starving to death!
  已经七点十二分了，我就快饿死了！
• B: As a matter of fact, I am starving.
  事实上，我饿极了。
• Starving dogs feasted on the human corpses.
  饿狗贪婪地啃食着人的尸体。
• I am hungry; indeed, I am almost starving.
  我饿了；我简直要饿死了。