hungry
/ˈhʌŋgrɪ/adjective
1hungrier, hungriest
- feeling or displaying the need for food（感到）饥饿的, 显出饥饿的样子的：
I was feeling ravenously hungry
我饿极了
children with hungry looks on their faces.
面露饥色的孩子。
1.1
- attrib. causing hunger使人饥饿的; 引起食欲的：
I always find art galleries hungry work.
我总觉得参观美术馆容易让人感到饥饿。
1.2
- having a strong desire or craving渴望的, 热望的：
a party hungry for power
渴望权力的政党
in combination grasping, power-hungry individuals.贪婪、渴望权力的人们。
1.3
- Austral. mean〈澳〉卑鄙的, 吝啬的。
派生词
hungrily
adverbhungriness
noun词源
Old English hungrig, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hongerig, German hungrig, also to HUNGER.