Word · Frequency #8598
Fully loadedstarvations
饥饿；挨饿
starvations is the plural of starvation.
A condition of extreme hunger and physical suffering caused by lack of food or nutrition.
- 1.
A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
因缺乏营养而严重受苦的状态。
- 2.
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
长期缺乏必需营养素导致的极度饥饿状态
- 3.
Severe shortage of resources.
资源严重短缺。
- 4.
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
剥夺食物或使遭受饥荒的行为
- 5.
A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.
进程因持续被拒绝所需资源而无法继续工作的状态。
断绝粮食；使人挨饿；匮乏；严重短缺；资源匮乏；因缺乏营养而严重受苦的状态。；长期缺乏必需营养素导致的极度饥饿状态
In use
After weeks without food, the refugees were suffering from severe starvation.
Many stray animals face starvation during the cold winter months.
The doctor explained that prolonged fasting could lead to starvation and organ damage.
the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
die of starvation
表示因饥饿致死，常与战争、饥荒等语境连用。
Many refugees died of starvation during the long war.
许多难民在漫长的战争中死于饥饿。
face starvation
强调处于饥饿威胁之下。
Connections
Collocations
- starvation diet
- 饥饿饮食
- The doctor put him on a starvation diet to lose weight quickly.医生让他采用饥饿饮食来快速减肥。
- starvation wages
- 极低的工资
- Many workers are paid starvation wages in the garment industry.许多服装行业的工人领取极低的工资。
- starvation rations
- 维持生存的最少配给
- The prisoners were given only starvation rations each day.囚犯每天只得到维持生存的最少配给。
- starvation mode
- 饥饿模式
- Your metabolism slows down when your body enters starvation mode.当身体进入饥饿模式时，新陈代谢会减慢。
- starvation death
- 饿死
- Thousands of people faced starvation death during the famine.饥荒期间有数千人面临饿死。
- starvation policy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象饥饿到眼冒金星（star），starvation 开头像星星，饿极了就会看到星星。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：famine、malnutrition、humanitarian crises 多用于正式或严肃的语境，如报道饥荒、疾病导致饥饿的情况，较少用于日常口语。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same /eɪʃən/ ending with primary stress on the preceding syllable, forming a true rhyme with 'starvation'. No common lookalikes with different pronunciation exist for this pattern, but note that words like 'ration' (/ˈræʃən/) have a different vowel sound and do not rhyme.
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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