starved
adjective
uk/stɑːvd/us/stɑːrvd/mainlyUSinformal(UKusuallystarving)
veryhungry
十分饥饿的，饿得要命的wanting or needing food
- hungryBy dinner time we all felt really hungry.
- starvingIs there anything to eat? I'm starving!
- starvedUSHe ate so quickly, like he was starved.
- famishedAfter that long workout, I'm absolutely famished.
- ravenousHe's going through a growth spurt, so he's just ravenous.
half-starved
dangerouslythin:
瘦得可怕的Thehorsewasfoundhalf-starved andsufferingfromneglect.
be starved of sth
(USalsobe starved for sth)
to not have enough of something that isneeded:
People who are starved ofsleepstarttolosetheirconcentrationand mayhallucinate.
Theyclaimedthat thedistricthad been starved forresourcesfor manyyears.
Hungry & thirsty
- anti-hunger
- appetite
- be gaspingidiom
- cannibalism
- eat
- food poverty
- gasp
- hunger
- hunger striker
- hungrily
- hungry
- parched
- ravenously
- smackyourlipsidiom
- starvation
- thirst
- thirstily
- thirsty
- undernourished
- voraciousness
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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
Not fit & healthy
Lacking things
Scarce, inadequate and not enough