Word · Frequency #8523
Fully loadedstarving
/ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
adjective
饿极了的；饿得要命的
extremely hungry
- 1.
Extremely hungry
极饿的；非常饥饿的。
极饿的；非常饥饿的。；挨饿的；饥饿的
In use
After skipping breakfast, I was starving by lunchtime.
The cook gave extra rice to the starving travelers.
You must be starving after that four-hour meeting.
be starving
最常用口语表达，表示非常饥饿。
I'm starving.
我饿极了。
be starving for sth
比喻用法，表示极度渴望某物。
The child is starving for attention.
这个孩子渴望得到关注。
starving + noun
作定语修饰名词，强调极度饥饿的状态。
starving children
饥饿的孩子们
Connections
Collocations
- absolutely starving
- 饿极了
- I haven't eaten all day; I'm absolutely starving.我一整天没吃东西，饿极了。
- starving to death
- 饿得要死
- After the long hike, we were starving to death.长途徒步后，我们饿得要死。
- starving children
- 饥饿的儿童
- The charity helps feed starving children in Africa.这个慈善机构帮助喂养非洲饥饿的儿童。
- starving artist
- 穷困潦倒的艺术家
- He lived as a starving artist in a tiny apartment.他作为一名穷困潦倒的艺术家住在一间小公寓里。
- starving population
- 饥饿的人口
- The war left the starving population in desperate need of aid.战争使饥饿的人口急需援助。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
饿到眼冒金星（stars in eyes）就是 starving
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual speech、hunger complaints、informal writing 通常用于非正式场合，表达强烈的饥饿感，语气比‘è’（饿）更强。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'carving' fully rhymes with 'starving' (both have /ɑːrvɪŋ/). 'Serving' and 'striving' share the '-ving' spelling but differ in vowel sound.
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