单词	starvation
释义	starvation noun star·​va·​tion stär-ˈvā-shən  1 : the act or an instance of starving 2 : the state of being starved Example Sentences The famine brought mass starvation. Millions of people face starvation every day. Recent Examples on the Web The United States will buy around 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the coming weeks for shipment to people facing starvation and severe drought in the Horn of Africa, officials say. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 22 Aug. 2022 The South East Asian nation has now run out of U.S. dollars to pay for critical imports, leading to mass protests as citizens face starvation and wait in long lines for fuel. Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 July 2022 Savimbi’s forces soon captured vast swaths of territory and cut supply lines to cities, producing starvation in some areas. Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Moreover, if grain supply is limited, poor countries in Asia and Africa will be left with limited supplies and millions will face starvation. Daria Mattingly, CNN, 29 June 2022 Dozens of countries across the globe are already suffering from devastating food shortages, so much so that the number of people facing starvation more than doubled in just the last two years, to 345 million, according to United Nations figures. Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Food Programme estimate that 49 million people are facing starvation. Gayle E. Smith, Forbes, 21 June 2022 In private, however, there is intense wrangling over how to do that without rewarding either Russia or Belarus, both of which are angling for relief from sanctions in return for help in heading off starvation. New York Times, 1 June 2022 The new government, which has been cut off from international aid, needs to raise revenue fast and provide jobs for a population facing mass starvation. Saeed Shah, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing starvation starvation wages starvation diet starvation wages starvation diet Kids Definition starvation noun star·​va·​tion stär-ˈvā-shən  : suffering or death caused by lack of food : the condition of being starved Medical Definition starvation noun star·​va·​tion stär-ˈvā-shən  1 : the act or an instance of starving 2 : the state of being starved starvation noun as in hunger suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat; the condition of someone who is starving The famine brought mass starvation. Millions of people face starvation every day. They died from starvation. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hunger famine malnutrition undernourishment stomach rapacity munchies voracity craving appetite emptiness famishment ravenousness greed rapaciousness voraciousness fast gluttony sweet tooth belly hunger strike hoggishness gourmandism Antonyms & Near Antonyms satiation satiety satisfaction repletion fullness glut surfeit fill repleteness inappetence See More
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