单词 | hungry |
释义 | hungry adj (-ier, -iest) 1 (a) suffering from weakness, pain, etc because of lack of food; starving 饥饿的; 挨饿的 the hungry masses 饥民. (b) feeling a desire for food 感到饿的 Let´s eat soon I´m hungry! 咱们早点儿吃吧--我饿了! 2 [pred 作表语] ~ for sth (fig 比喻) in need of sth; feeling a strong desire for sth 需要某事物; 渴望得到某事物 The orphan was hungry for affection. 这孤儿渴望得到爱. 3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] showing hunger 显出饥饿样子的 He had a hungry look. 他面有饥色. 4 [attrib 作定语] causing hunger 引起饥饿的 Haymaking is hungry work. 割草晾晒的活儿很累, 干一会儿就饿了. 5 (idm 习语) go `hungry remain unfed 挨饿 Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of the harvest. 由於收成不好, 成千上万的人在挨饿. I´d rather go hungry than eat that! 我宁可挨饿也不吃那种东西! |
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