star·va·tion

noun

/stɑːˈveɪʃn/

/stɑːrˈveɪʃn/

[uncountable]

the state in which somebody suffers or dies because they have no food饥饿；挨饿；饿死
- to die of/from starvation饿死
- Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought.由于发生旱灾，明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。
- a starvation diet (= one in which you do not have much to eat)不足果腹的食物
- The pilot had lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation.飞行员因为缺氧已经失去了知觉。
- They were on starvation wages (= extremely low wages).他们挣的工资不够维持基本生活。
- The workers lived in poor conditions and were paid starvation wages.工人的生活条件很差，所得工资难以维持生计。
Topics Social issuesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- prolonged
- slow
- mass
- …
verb + starvation
- be threatened with
- face
- suffer from
- …
starvation + noun
- diet
- rations
- wages
- …
phrases
- death by starvation
- death from starvation

单词	starvation
释义	star·va·tion noun /stɑːˈveɪʃn/ /stɑːrˈveɪʃn/ [uncountable] the state in which somebody suffers or dies because they have no food饥饿；挨饿；饿死 to die of/from starvation饿死 Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought.由于发生旱灾，明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。 a starvation diet (= one in which you do not have much to eat)不足果腹的食物 The pilot had lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation.飞行员因为缺氧已经失去了知觉。 They were on starvation wages (= extremely low wages).他们挣的工资不够维持基本生活。 The workers lived in poor conditions and were paid starvation wages.工人的生活条件很差，所得工资难以维持生计。 Topics Social issuesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective prolonged slow mass … verb + starvation be threatened with face suffer from … starvation + noun diet rations wages … phrases death by starvation death from starvation
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