starve

stɑ:v

高考四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

v. be hungry; go without food
v. die of food deprivation
v. deprive of food
v. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

v. (使)饿死, (使)挨饿

Collins 星级

7,555

BNC 频率

7,450

使用频率

starve 的词根是 starv，意为“饥饿”。这是一个基本动词，表示缺乏食物或营养。

例句

1. The children were hungry and afraid they might starve.

孩子们很饿，担心他们可能会饿死。

2. If you don't eat breakfast, you will starve by lunchtime.

如果你不吃早餐，到了午餐时间你会饿得厉害。

3. Many animals struggle to find food and can starve during the winter.

许多动物在冬天找不到食物，会面临饥饿。