Word · Frequency #7555
starving
饿死；挨饿
starving is the present participle of starve.
to die or suffer severely because there is not enough food
- 1.
To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
饿死
- 2.
To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
挨饿,饿得难受
- 3.
To be very hungry.
很饿,饿极了
- 4.
To kill or attempt to kill by depriving of food.
使饿死,用饥饿杀死(或企图杀死)
- 5.
To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
使挨饿,使遭受饥饿
- 6.
To force a combatant to submit or surrender by depriving of food, as in a targeted siege.
围困断粮使投降,以饥饿逼降
- 7.
To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
使缺乏营养,使缺少必需成分
- 8.
To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
因缺乏必需物而恶化,匮乏而退化
饿极了，非常饿；使饿死；使挨饿；以断粮迫使（对方）屈服；使缺乏，剥夺…所需的（营养等）；因缺乏…而变弱或枯萎
In use
I skipped lunch today, and now I'm absolutely starving.
By the time we got home from the hike, we were all starving.
The children are always starving when they get home from school.
starve to death
During the famine, many people starved to death.
饥荒期间，许多人饿死了。
starve sb/sth
The kidnappers starved their hostages.
绑架者使人质挨饿。
be starving
非正式用法，表示非常饿。
I haven't eaten all day; I'm starving.
我一整天没吃东西，饿坏了。
Connections
Collocations
- starve to death
- 饿死
- Many people starved to death during the famine.许多人在饥荒中饿死。
- starve oneself
- 节食；绝食
- She starves herself to stay thin.她为了保持苗条而节食。
- be starving
- 非常饥饿
- I'm starving after the long hike.长途徒步后我饿坏了。
- starve for
- 渴望
- The orphan starved for affection.这个孤儿渴望关爱。
- starve out
- 以饥饿迫使（屈服）
- The rebels were starved out of the city.叛乱者因断粮而被迫撤出该城。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一颗星星在挨饿，星星饿得发不出光。
Context & Register
starve 常用于口语夸张表示“饿极了”，属非正式用法；在描述饥饿致死等客观事实时则较中性，多用于历史叙述或新闻报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, only 'carve' (/kɑːrv/) rhymes with 'starve' (/stɑːrv/) in American English. The others share the initial 'st-' or 'star-' spelling but have different vowel or ending sounds: 'stare' has /ɛr/ vs /ɑːr/, 'start' adds /t/, 'stark' adds /k/, and 'star' lacks the /v/.
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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