Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5267
hunger
饥饿；食欲
the feeling or need caused by wanting or needing food
- 1.
A need or compelling desire for food.
饥饿；对食物的需求。
- 2.
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
对食物的生理需要；饥饿的后果
- 3.
Any strong desire or need.
任何强烈的欲望或需要。
- 4.
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
对某物(非饮食)的强烈渴望
渴望；渴求；饥饿；对食物的需求。；对食物的生理需要；饥饿的后果；任何强烈的欲望或需要。；对某物(非饮食)的强烈渴望
In use
After a long hike, we felt a strong hunger and quickly ate our sandwiches.
The charity works to alleviate hunger in poor communities.
She couldn't concentrate because of the hunger pangs in her stomach.
hunger for affection
hunger for sth
表强烈渴望，后接名词。
She has a hunger for knowledge.
她渴望知识。
hunger to do sth
表迫切愿望，后接动词不定式。
He felt a hunger to explore new places.
他渴望探索新地方。
suffer from hunger
指生理上的饥饿，不可数。
Connections
Collocations
- satisfy hunger
- 缓解饥饿
- A light snack should satisfy your hunger until dinner.一份小点心应该能缓解你的饥饿直到晚餐。
- hunger pangs
- 饥饿感；饥饿引起的胃痛
- He felt sharp hunger pangs after skipping breakfast.他跳过早餐后感到强烈的饥饿感。
- world hunger
- 全球饥饿问题
- Efforts to end world hunger have made significant progress.消除全球饥饿的努力已取得显著进展。
- hunger for knowledge
- 求知欲
- Her hunger for knowledge led her to read every book in the library.她的求知欲促使她读遍了图书馆里的每一本书。
- alleviate hunger
- 减轻饥饿
- The charity distributes food to alleviate hunger in the region.该慈善机构分发食物以减轻该地区的饥饿。
- insatiable hunger
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个饥饿的人，肚子咕咕叫，嘴里喊着'Hunger'。
Context & Register
语域：混合。常见语境：生理饥饿——日常生活、医学、公共健康；强烈渴望——事业、文学、心理。注意：该词在不同语境中语域不同，描述生理需求时通常中性，描述强烈渴望时比较书面或正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'younger' (/ˈjʌŋɡər/) rhymes exactly with 'hunger' (/ˈhʌŋɡər/). The others share the '-nger' spelling but have different vowel sounds; 'singer' also lacks the /g/ sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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