| 单词 | starve somebody/something of something |
| 释义 | starve somebody/something of somethingstarve somebody/something of something (also starve somebody/something for something American EnglishAmE) phrasal verbphr v FORCE somebody TO DO somethingto not give something that is needed 使某人/某物缺乏所需要的某物 be starved of something The schools are starved of funding. 这些学校缺乏资金。 be starved for something The poor kid’s just starved for attention. 这可怜的孩子非常缺少关怀。 n Grammar Starve of/for is usually passive. Examples from the Corpus starve of • The Sisters also try never to reject anyone in abject poverty, the hungry or starving.• They starve him of funds even for paying his soldiers.• The grandma of the family added a few details about how she had starved and three of her children had died.• People were starving because of Herbert Hoover.• Sealing food in an airtight jar starves the bacteria of oxygen and they are unable to reproduce.• So the first job for us is to starve them of possession; the second to use our ball intelligently.• The Commons' Environment Committee also accused the Government of starving the inspectorate of resources and staff. → starve somebody/something of something at starve(2) |
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