starving
US
UK starving adj: figurative, informal (very hungry) (比喻)
SC 饿得要死的，饿昏的 è dé yào sǐ de ，è hūn de
What time will dinner be ready? I'm starving!
晚饭什么时候能做好？我快要饿晕了！
starving adj: (having no food)
SC 挨饿的 ái è de
TC 挨餓的
TC 挨餓的
SC 饥饿的 ái è de ，jī è de
TC 飢餓的
TC 飢餓的
Televised images of starving children led to a flood of donations.
电视播报的饥荒孩子们的画面导致了大量的捐款。
starve vi: (have no food)
SC 挨饿 ái è
SC 饿死 ái è，è sǐ
The crops have failed and the people are starving.
庄稼歉收，人们开始挨饿。
starve [sb/sth] vtr: (deny food to)
SC 使…挨饿 shǐ … ái è
TC 使…挨餓
TC 使…挨餓
The man was convicted of animal cruelty after he starved his dog for weeks.
那个男人饿了自己的狗几周，被判犯有虐待动物罪。
starve vi: informal, figurative (be very hungry)
SC 非常饿，饿得发慌
SC 饿死 è sǐ(比喻，夸张说法)
What time is dinner? I think I might starve if I don't eat something soon! Audrey had been playing volleyball for two hours and she was starving when she got home.
starve [sb/sth] of [sth] vtr + prep: figurative (deprive of [sth])
SC 使…严重缺乏…
The parents starved their children of affection.