| 单词 | starvation |
| 释义 | starvation (once / 877 pages) n WORD FAMILY starvation: starvations+/starve: starvation, starved, starves, starving/starved: starveder, starvedly/starving: starvingly, starvings USAGE EXAMPLESNow, millions in Nigeria face a new threat: starvation. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) He said autopsies Friday confirmed that the infant died several days later from dehydration and starvation. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) The United Nations said earlier this year there were credible reports of people dying of starvation there. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) 1n the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender they were charged with the starvation of children in their care Syn|Hyper starving deprivation, privation act of depriving someone of food or money or rights 2n a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period Syn|Hyper famishment hunger, hungriness a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation |
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