starvations

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英 [stɑ:\'veɪʃnz]

美 [stɑ\'veɪʃnz]

starvations意思解释

n.

挨饿（starvation的复数形式）；

英英释义

n.

a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

同义词：famishment

the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

\"the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender\"; \"they were charged with the starvation of children in their care\"

同义词：starving

双语例句

Indifferent though we may be to starvation elsewhere, we cannot turn a blind eye to the precarious nature of Britain\'s food supply. \"I\'m all right, Jack\"may be all right for us today. Tomorrow it may not be all right.虽然我们可以对别的地方的饥饿漠不关心，但我们对英国自身不稳定的食物供应则不能视而不见。“我好就行了”对我们来说也许今天行，明天恐怕就不行了。It is matter of life or death: if the seasonal rains don\'t come soon the crops will fail and millions of people will face starvation.情况很紧急：如果季节性的雨不马上下的话，那么庄嫁就会枯死，几百万的人将面临饥饿。Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation.那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。Disease often follows (on from) starvation because the body is weakened.疾病的产生往往是由於饥饿的缘故，这是因身体虚弱所致。