mass noun
1- a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat饥饿：
she was faint with hunger.
她因饥饿晕倒了。
1.1
- a severe lack of food饥荒：
they died from cold and hunger.
他们死于寒冷和饥荒。
1.2
- a strong desire or craving渴求, 渴望：
her hunger for knowledge.
她对知识的渴望。
no obj.
1
hunger after/for
have a strong desire or craving for渴望, 渴求：all actors hunger for such a role.
所有的演员都渴望演这样的角色。
2
- archaic feel or suffer hunger through lack of food〈古〉感到饥饿; 挨饿。
词源
Old English hungor (noun), hyngran (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honger and German Hunger.