| 单词 | starve |
| 释义 | starve starve /stɑːv/ aep /stɑːrv/ verb ↑Verb Endings for starve C1 [I or T] to (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat: » Whole communities starved to death during the long drought.» From talking to former prisoners in the camps, an obvious conclusion is that they have been starved.Thesaurus+: ↑Diets and dietingThesaurus+: ↑Death and dyingF0 [T often passive] If you are starved of something necessary or good, you do not receive enough of it: » People starved of sleep start to lose their concentration and may hallucinate.Thesaurus+: ↑Lacking things , ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Essential or necessaryThesaurus+: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking things• • • Extra Examples:» We can't stand by while millions of people starve.» When the aid stopped, thousands of people simply starved to death.» We can't leave these people to starve.» I don't mind her going on a sensible diet just as long as she doesn't starve herself.» She had to starve for 24 hours before the treatment. |
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