Word · Frequency #8523
starvings
饥饿；挨饿
starvings is the plural of starving.
the state of suffering or dying from lack of food
- 1.
starvation
饥饿；挨饿。
- 2.
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
剥夺食物或使遭受饥荒的行为
使挨饿；断绝食物；饥饿；挨饿。；剥夺食物或使遭受饥荒的行为；挨饿的；饥饿的
In use
The starving of the prisoners was condemned by the court.
The committee investigated the starving of the refugees at the camp.
The law now treats the starving of pets as a serious crime.
the starving of [someone]
该结构强调‘使某人挨饿’的行为。
The starving of prisoners was condemned by international organizations.
囚犯挨饿的行为受到国际组织的谴责。
die of starving
此处的‘starving’为名词，意为‘挨饿’。
Many animals die of starving during severe droughts.
严重干旱期间许多动物死于饥饿。
subject [someone] to starving
该结构表示强迫某人挨饿。
Connections
Collocations
- starving yourself
- 让自己挨饿；绝食
- Starving yourself is an unhealthy way to lose weight.让自己挨饿是一种不健康的减肥方式。
- the starving of
- 使……挨饿；对……实行饥饿
- The starving of the prisoners was condemned by the court.让囚犯挨饿的行为受到了法庭的谴责。
- starving out
- 断粮围困；以饥饿迫使……就范
- The starving out of the city forced its surrender.对该城实行断粮围困，迫使其投降。
Synonyms
- starvation
- 长期或严重缺乏食物造成的极度饥饿，甚至死亡；也指使人挨饿的行为 · 与 starving 的名词义最接近；starvation 更正式、更常作不可数名词，starving 作名词多见于 the starving of... 这类表示动作的结构。
- famine
- 饥荒；某一地区粮食严重短缺、导致大量人挨饿的灾难 · famine 侧重大规模缺粮的灾难性状况，不是个人的挨饿状态，也不能表示'使人挨饿'这个动作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
starving 里藏着 star（星星）：饿到眼冒金星，就是挨饿、断粮的 starving。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、historical accounts 作为名词的 starving 通常用于正式或书面语境，多表示“饥饿/挨饿”或“使人挨饿、断绝食物”的行为；在日常口语中比较少见这种名词用法，更常用 starvation。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，指挨饿的行为或状态
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'carving' (/ˈkɑrvɪŋ/) rhymes with 'starving' (/ˈstɑrvɪŋ/). The words 'serving', 'deserving', 'swerving', and 'curving' look similar because they also end in -ving, but they have the different vowel sound /ɜr/ (e.g., /ˈsɜrvɪŋ/). 'saving' (/ˈseɪvɪŋ/) is a lookalike with /eɪ/ and does not rhyme.
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