英语词汇“hunger”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

hungerhunger1 /ˈhʌŋgɚ/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYhunger¹

Origin: Old English hungor

COLLOCATIONS► from hunger

The prisoners were weak from hunger.

► satisfy your hunger

Have a healthy snack to satisfy your hunger.

1[uncountable] lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death SYN starvation: the problem of hunger in developing nations The prisoners were weak from hunger.2[uncountable] the feeling that you need to eat → thirst: Have a healthy snack to satisfy your hunger.3[countable, uncountable] a strong need or desire for something: hunger for From birth, every child has a hunger for learning. [Origin: Old English hungor]

noun | verb

hungerhunger2 verb

VERB TABLE

hunger

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hunger
	he, she, it	hungers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hungered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hungered
	he, she, it	has hungered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hungered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hunger
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hungered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hungering
	he, she, it	is hungering
	you, we, they	are hungering
Past	I, he, she, it	was hungering
	you, we, they	were hungering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hungering
	he, she, it	has been hungering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hungering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hungering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hungering

hunger for something phrasal verb literary to want something very much: people who are hungering for a better life