famish

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美

网络  挨饿; 使饥饿

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TOEFLGRE

英英释义

verb

• die of food deprivation
  1. The political prisoners starved to death
  2. Many famished in the countryside during the drought
  Synonym:starve
• deprive of food
  1. They starved the prisoners
  Synonym:starve
• be hungry
  1. Let's eat--I'm starving!
  Synonym:starvehunger

双语例句

• The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
  耶和华不容许义人抵受饥饿，恶人的欲念却无法得着。
• I suppose a dearth of food can famish you and make you anxious to believe any promise of a better life, regardless of your mental faculty.
  我想无论你的心里承受能力有多强，食品匮乏会使你受饿，这会使你急于相信任何能改善生活的许诺。