单词 | starve |
释义 | starve v.   1. intr. die of hunger; suffer from malnourishment.   2. tr. cause to die of hunger or suffer from lack of food.   3. intr. suffer from extreme poverty.   4. intr. colloq. feel very hungry (I'm starving).   5. intr. a suffer from mental or spiritual want. b (foll. by for) feel a strong craving for (sympathy, amusement, knowledge, etc.).   6. tr. a (foll. by of) deprive of; keep scantily supplied with (starved of affection). b cause to suffer from mental or spiritual want.   7. tr. a (foll. by into) compel by starving (starved into submission). b (foll. by out) compel to surrender etc. by starving (starved them out).   8. intr. archaic or dial. perish with or suffer from cold. Derivatives starvation n. Etymology: OE steorfan die |
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