| [/ˈhʌŋgrɪ; ˋhʌŋɡrɪ/] adj (-ier, -iest) 用法:
1 (a) suffering from weakness, pain, etc because of lack of food; starving 饥饿的; 挨饿的:
the hungry masses 饥民.
(b) feeling a desire for food 感到饿的:
Let's eat soon I'm hungry! 咱们早点儿吃吧--我饿了! 用法:
2 [pred 作表语] ~ for sth (fig 比喻) in need of sth; feeling a strong desire for sth 需要某事物; 渴望得到某事物:
The orphan was hungry for affection. 这孤儿渴望得到爱. 用法:
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] showing hunger 显出饥饿样子的:
He had a hungry look. 他面有饥色. 用法:
4 [attrib 作定语] causing hunger 引起饥饿的:
Haymaking is hungry work. 割草晾晒的活儿很累, 干一会儿就饿了. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) go `hungry remain unfed 挨饿:
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of the harvest. 由於收成不好, 成千上万的人在挨饿. *
I'd rather go hungry than eat that! 我宁可挨饿也不吃那种东西! |