Word · Frequency #20977
starved
饿得消瘦的；饿坏的
approaching starvation; emaciated and malnourished
- 1.
Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
濒临饿死的:消瘦且营养不良的。
- 2.
Deprived of nourishment or of something vital.
匮乏的:缺乏营养或关键事物的。
缺乏…的；急需…的；濒临饿死的:消瘦且营养不良的。；匮乏的:缺乏营养或关键事物的。；(等于starving)饥饿的
In use
After the long hike, we were absolutely starved and ate everything in the fridge.
The rescue team found the starved puppies trembling in the abandoned house.
She felt starved for companionship after months of working alone.
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。
be starved of sth
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。
be starved for sth
表示非常渴望某物。
Connections
Collocations
- starved for attention
- 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。
- starved of resources
- 资源匮乏的
- The hospital is starved of resources.这家医院资源匮乏。
- half-starved
- 饿得半死的；非常饥饿的
- The rescued dog was half-starved.获救的狗饿得半死。
- starved look
- 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。
- attention-starved
- 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。
- love-starved
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.