underfed
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈfed/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈfed/not having had enoughfoodtoeat:
被喂养不足，进食不足的Weak, underfedpatientsriskundoingthe goodmedicalworkcarriedout ontheirbehalf.病人可能因为虚弱或者吃不饱而让为他们提供的良好医疗付诸东流。
A lot of theelephantsare underfed andoverworked, andbecomeverythin.很多大象都吃不饱，而且过度劳作，身体非常瘦。
See also
malnourished
- In somecountriesexperiencingobesityproblems,malnutritionalsoexists; whether underfed or overfed,peoplearen't getting thenutrientsandvitaminsthatleadtoproperdevelopment.
- Interestingly,scientistslearnedthat underfedrodentslivedup to 40%longerthantheirwell-fedcounterparts.
- He said that of 300 million underfedchildrenin theworld, 130 million, most of themgirls, do not go toschool.
- Thechildrenare muchsmallerthan they should be fortheirage. Achildthat youthinkis ahealthytwo-year-old isprobablya very underfed four-yearold.
Hungry & thirsty
- anti-hunger
- appetite
- be gaspingidiom
- cannibalism
- eat
- food poverty
- gasp
- hunger
- hunger striker
- hungrily
- hungry
- parched
- ravenously
- smackyourlipsidiom
- starvation
- starved
- thirst
- thirstily
- thirsty
- undernourished