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starvation

starvation

[英] [stɑ:ˈveɪʃən] [美] [stɑrˈveʃən] 生词本

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1. N-UNCOUNT 极度饥饿;饿死 Starvation is extreme suffering or death, caused by lack of food. 
  • Over three hundred people have died of starvation since the beginning of the year.

    从年初起,已有 300 多人饿死。

Noun

1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine;

  • "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender"
  • "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
1. After three days without food, the men were close to starvation.
3 天没吃东西,这些人都快饿死了。

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2. Disease often follows on starvation because the body is weakened.
疾病的产生往往是由于饥饿的缘故,因为身体很虚弱。

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3. Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.
我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。

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4. Many people die of starvation during famines every year.
每年发生饥荒时都有许多人饿死。

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5. The animals had died of starvation.
动物因饥饿而死亡。

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6. The enemy must decide between surrender and starvation.
敌人必须做出投降或是饿死的抉择。

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7. The way the man ate lent colour to his story of near starvation.
那人吃东西的那副馋相使人相信他说的险些要饿死的话是真的。

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8. The whole country is threatened with starvation.
整个国家都受到饥饿的威胁。

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9. They are up against starvation.
他们正面临饥饿。

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10. Wild fruit kept us from dying of starvation.
我们靠着野果才没被饿死。

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