starving

英 [ˈstɑːvɪŋ]

美 [ˈstɑːrvɪŋ]

adj.  饿极了的;饿得慌的
v.  (使)挨饿，饿死; 缺乏…的; 急需…的
starve的现在分词

现在分词：starving　

BNC.8523 / COCA.8605

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 饿极了的;饿得慌的
  If you say that you arestarving, you mean that you are very hungry.
  1. Apart from anything else I was starving.
     别的不说，我饿坏了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
  1. the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
  2. they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
  Synonym:starvation

adj

• suffering from lack of food
  Synonym:starved

双语例句

• Aren't you hungry? I am starving!
  你饿了吗？我饿得发慌！
• People are starving to death.
  人们就要饿死了。
• Count me in for dinner, I'm starving!
  晚饭我也吃，我都快饿死了。
• I was starving, and the food you cooked was delicious.
  我们得到了一些新鲜的食物和自己有熟。
• I am hungry; indeed, I am almost starving.
  我饿了；我简直要饿死了。
• Too starving to wait for dinner?
  太饿了，等不到上菜了？
• The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them
  其结果就是破坏食物链，使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
• It's seven twelve now, and I'm starving to death!
  已经七点十二分了，我就快饿死了！
• What's the honor when starving to death?
  饿死了有什么荣誉？
• She's starving herself trying to lose weight.
  她让自己挨饿试图减肥。