starves; starved; starving
starves; starved; starving
Learner's definition of STARVE
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[no object] : to suffer or die from lack of food : to suffer extreme hunger挨饿；饿死 -
Without food they would starve.没有食物他们会饿死。
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They left him to starve out in the desert.他们把他留在沙漠中饿死。
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Those people are starving.那些人在挨饿。
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providing food for starving children为饥饿的孩子们提供食物
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The famine caused many to starve to death. [=to die from lack of food]饥荒使很多人饿死。
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[+ object] : to cause (a person or animal) to suffer or die because of lack of food使挨饿；使饿死 -
They tried to starve their enemies into submission.他们试图以断绝敌人食物来迫使他们屈服。
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It was clear that the dog had been starved.很明显，这条狗是饿着了。
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You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight.你不必通过饿肚子来减肥。
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a [no object] chiefly US : to want or need something very much渴望；迫切需要；急需 —
usually used as (be) starving for通常用作(be) starving for -
Those children are starving for attention. [=they badly need to be given more attention]那些孩子渴望得到关怀。
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After being alone for so long, I was starving for conversation.独处了这么久，我渴望和人交谈。
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a government program that is starving for funds急需资金的政府计划
b [+ object] : to not give (someone or something) enough of something that is wanted or needed使缺乏；使急需 -
Those children have been starved of attention. [=they have not been given enough attention]那些孩子未得到充分关怀。
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(chiefly US) Those children are starved for attention. [=they badly need to be given more attention]那些孩子急需得到更多关怀。
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sometimes used in combination有时用于合成词
be starving
chiefly US, informal or be starved
: to be very hungry非常饥饿 -
I skipped lunch, so by dinnertime I was starving.我没吃午饭，所以晚饭时我很饿。
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When are we eating? I'm starved!我们什么时候吃饭？我很饿！