Word · Frequency #3683
hungriest
饥饿的；感到饿的
hungriest is the superlative of hungry.
feeling the need for food
- 1.
Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
受饥饿影响；有食物需求
- 2.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
感到饥饿；需要或想要进食
- 3.
Causing hunger.
引起饥饿
- 4.
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
(常后接 for)渴望的；极想要的
- 5.
Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.
渴望的；对某事有强烈欲望或胃口
- 6.
Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.
不富饶或贫瘠；贫穷；贫瘠；饥饿
渴望的；热切的；令人饥饿的；让人发饿的；贫瘠的；不毛的；受饥饿影响；有食物需求；感到饥饿；需要或想要进食
In use
After the long hike, we were all really hungry and stopped for lunch.
If you feel hungry between meals, an apple is a healthy snack.
The children were hungrier than usual after swimming all afternoon.
a world full of hungry people
hungry for recognition
be hungry
最常用的表达。
I am hungry.
我饿了。
get hungry
表示变饿的过程。
I get hungry around noon.
我中午左右会饿。
Connections
Collocations
- feel hungry
- 感到饿
- I feel hungry after the long walk.长距离散步后我感到饿。
- get hungry
- 变饿
- I get hungry around noon.我中午左右会饿。
- go hungry
- 挨饿
- Many people in the world go hungry every day.世界上每天有很多人挨饿。
- hungry children
- 饥饿的孩子们
- The charity provides food for hungry children.该慈善机构为饥饿的孩子们提供食物。
- extremely hungry
- 极其饥饿
- After the hike, we were extremely hungry.徒步旅行后我们极其饥饿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Hungry中的'hung'让人联想'悬挂'，饥饿时胃像被悬挂着难受。
Context & Register
中性语域，常用于日常对话或普通写作，表示饥饿或渴望。注意：'hungry' 通常指生理饥饿，但在某些语境下可引申为渴望，如'hungry for success'。
Grammar Note
表示‘渴望的’时，常用搭配为 be hungry for sth；表示生理饥饿时，通常直接作表语或定语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Note: 'angry' shares the '-ngry' spelling with 'hungry' but has a different vowel sound (/æ/ vs /ʌ/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.