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be starved
表示非常饥饿。
After the long hike, we were absolutely starved.
长途徒步后，我们饿极了。
饿得消瘦的；饿坏的
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饿得消瘦的；饿坏的
approaching starvation; emaciated and malnourished
After the long hike, we were absolutely starved.
长途徒步后，我们饿极了。
濒临饿死的:消瘦且营养不良的。
Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
匮乏的:缺乏营养或关键事物的。
Deprived of nourishment or of something vital.
After the long hike, we were absolutely starved and ate everything in the fridge.
长途徒步之后，我们饿坏了，把冰箱里的东西全吃光了。
The rescue team found the starved puppies trembling in the abandoned house.
救援队在那栋废弃的房子里发现了饿得瘦弱不堪的小狗，它们浑身发抖。
She felt starved for companionship after months of working alone.
独自工作了几个月后，她渴望有人陪伴。
表示非常饥饿。
After the long hike, we were absolutely starved.
长途徒步后，我们饿极了。
表示缺乏某物。
The children are starved of affection at home.
这些孩子在家里缺乏关爱。
表示非常渴望某物。
He is starved for attention from his parents.
他渴望得到父母的关注。
Not this
He starved after skipping meals.
Use this
He was starved after skipping meals.
Starved作为形容词，不能单独作谓语，必须与be动词连用。
Not this
I am starved. Can we eat?
Use this
I am starving. Can we eat?
Starved强调因长期缺食而极度饥饿，一般饥饿感常用starving。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
渴望关注的；缺乏关注的
The child is starved for attention at home.
这个孩子在家里缺乏关注。
资源匮乏的
The hospital is starved of resources.
这家医院资源匮乏。
饿得半死的；非常饥饿的
The rescued dog was half-starved.
获救的狗饿得半死。
饥饿憔悴的样子
She had a starved look after days without food.
她几天没吃东西，一脸饥饿憔悴。
渴望被关注的
Attention-starved employees appreciate recognition.
渴望被关注的员工喜欢得到认可。
缺乏爱的；渴望爱的
The love-starved kitten followed everyone around.
那只缺乏爱的小猫跟在每个人身后。
缺乏；匮乏
The project is starved of resources.
这个项目缺乏资源。
渴望；急需
She is starved for companionship after months alone.
独自数月后，她渴望有人陪伴。
渴望关注的；缺乏关注的
The attention-starved child misbehaves to get noticed.
那个渴望关注的孩子用调皮捣蛋来引人注意。
Use starved naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
饿到眼冒金星（star像星星），starved就是饿坏了、饿得瘦弱不堪的样子。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、literary descriptions 该词作形容词时，多用于正式或书面语，表示“濒临饿死的、消瘦的”，或用于“be starved of”结构表示“缺乏……”。口语中表示“非常饿”时通常较少用这个词形，而更常说“starving”。
carved rhymes with starved (both /ɑ:vd/). staved, craved, and saved are spelling lookalikes but use /eɪvd/, not /ɑ:vd/. starred sounds like /stɑ:d/ and loses the /v/. starve is the base verb without the final /d/.
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