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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。
饥饿；挨饿
starvations — plural of starvation
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
饥饿；挨饿
A condition of extreme hunger and physical suffering caused by lack of food or nutrition.
Many refugees died of starvation during the long war.
许多难民在漫长的战争中死于饥饿。
因缺乏营养而严重受苦的状态。
A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
长期缺乏必需营养素导致的极度饥饿状态
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
资源严重短缺。
Severe shortage of resources.
剥夺食物或使遭受饥荒的行为
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
After weeks without food, the refugees were suffering from severe starvation.
数周没有食物后，难民们正遭受着严重的饥饿。
AI contextual example
Many stray animals face starvation during the cold winter months.
在寒冷的冬季，许多流浪动物面临饿死的危险。
AI contextual example
The doctor explained that prolonged fasting could lead to starvation and organ damage.
医生解释说，长期禁食可能导致饥饿和器官损伤。
AI contextual example
the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
围攻者以饥饿迫使对方投降
WordNet
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。
强调处于饥饿威胁之下。
The population is facing starvation due to the drought.
由于干旱，人口正面临饿死的危险。
名词修饰名词结构，表示极低或不足以维持基本生活的。
The workers were paid starvation wages.
工人们拿的是难以维持生计的工资。
强调濒临饿死的状态，用于危机情境。
The country is on the brink of starvation.
这个国家处于饥荒的边缘。
Not this
The starvation people are suffering.
Use this
The starving people are suffering.
starvation 是名词，不能直接修饰人；应使用形容词 starving。
Not this
He died of a starvation.
Use this
He died of starvation.
starvation 通常为不可数名词，不应加不定冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
饿死
Thousands of people faced starvation death during the famine.
饥荒期间有数千人面临饿死。
饥饿政策
The government's starvation policy caused widespread suffering.
政府的饥饿政策造成了广泛的苦难。
不足以维持基本生活的工资
Many migrant workers are forced to accept starvation wages.
许多农民工被迫接受难以糊口的工资。
极少量饮食；饥饿饮食
She went on a starvation diet to lose weight quickly.
她靠饥饿饮食快速减肥。
极少的食物配给
The prisoners survived on starvation rations.
囚犯们靠不足果腹的口粮生存。
饥饿是最好的节食法。它是唯一有效的。
Starvation is the best diet. It's the only one that works.
饥饿是最好的节食法。它是唯一有效的。
Use starvations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
不可数名词
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