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1 | U a lack of food that can cause illness or death , especially among large numbers of people (尤指涉及大量人口的)饥饿,饥荒 |
| a new chance to fight world hunger and poverty 同世界性饥饿贫困进行斗争的新机会 |
| 1a | U the feeling you have when you need to eat something 饥饿感 | | a nutritious snack that will satisfy your hunger 能充饥、有营养的点心 | | hunger pangs (=pain in your stomach caused by hunger) 突如其来的饥饿感 | |
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2 | C/U mainly literary the feeling you have when you want something very much 渴望 |
| +for The senator talked about America’ s hunger for leadership. 参议员谈论到美国对领袖地位的渴望。 |
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