hun·ger
noun/ˈhʌŋɡə(r)/
/ˈhʌŋɡər/
- [uncountable] the state of not having enough food to eat, especially when this causes illness or death
饥饿；饥荒 - Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp.
集中营里每天大约有五十人饿死。 - The organization works to alleviate world hunger and disease.
这个机构致力于减少世界上的饥饿和疾病。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2- Thousands of people have died of hunger.
已有数以千计的人被饿死。 - the campaign to end world hunger
为消除世界饥荒而开展的活动
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- constant
- global
- …
- feel
- be weak from
- be weak with
- …
- pangs
- strike
- pangs of hunger
- Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp.
- [uncountable] the feeling caused by a need to eat
饥饿感；食欲；胃口 - If you feel hunger pangs between meals, eat some fruit or nuts.
如果您在两餐之间感到饥饿，可以吃一些水果或坚果。 - I felt faint with hunger.
我当时饿得发昏。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2- The new snack bar will keep those hunger pangs at bay.
新开张的小吃店能让人不再饿得胃疼。 - mid-morning, when those hunger pangs strike
上午 10 点来钟肚子饿得难受的时候 - The meal had not satisfied his hunger.
那顿饭他没吃饱。 - The walkers were weak from hunger.
徒步旅行者因饥饿身体很虚弱。 - Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger.
任何好的减肥方法都不应该产生极度的饥饿感。 - It is usual to feel hunger during exercise.
锻炼时感到饥饿是常事。 - Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger.
那只猫也许是为了填饱肚子而大开杀戒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- constant
- global
- …
- feel
- be weak from
- be weak with
- …
- pangs
- strike
- pangs of hunger
- If you feel hunger pangs between meals, eat some fruit or nuts.
- [singular] hunger (for something) (formal) a strong desire for something
渴望；热望 - She has an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
她对知识有着无止境的渴求。 - Nothing seemed to satisfy their hunger for truth.
似乎没有什么能满足他们对真理的渴求。
Extra Examples- We sense a real hunger for something new and different in politics.
我们感受到了对政治中新的、不同的东西的真正渴望。 - They have a hunger for power and influence.
他们渴望权力和影响力。 - He is driven by an insatiable creative hunger.
他受到永不满足的创作饥渴的驱使。 - Here's another gritty series to satisfy your true crime hunger.
这是另一个坚韧不拔的系列，可以满足您对犯罪的真正渴望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- insatiable
- …
- feel
- have
- satisfy
- …
- grow
- hunger for
- She has an insatiable hunger for knowledge.
Word OriginOld English hungor (noun), hyngran (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honger and German Hunger.