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单词 ahunger
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ahungeradj.

Brit. /əˈhʌŋɡə/, U.S. /əˈhəŋɡər/
Forms: see a- prefix3 and hunger n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix3, hunger n.
Etymology: < a- prefix3 + hunger n. Compare anhungered adj., ahungry adj.
Now rare (somewhat archaic in later use).
In predicative use: in a state of hunger; hungry (for something).
ΚΠ
a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 127 Þe pore..aboden.., sor ahongyr.
1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 511/1 The maw of the public, ahunger and athirst for stories of peril.
1891 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Dec. 213 Others so stricken..might become mere animals athirst and ahunger.
1920 W. C. Covert New Furrows in Old Fields viii. 159 Better a world of discontent with minds in ferment and hearts ahunger.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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