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starving
  1. 1. adjective 饥饿

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

starving [ˈstɑrvɪŋ]
  1. 1. adjective sick or dying because of a lack of food
  2. 2. adjective prevented from having enough of what you need

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Residents were forbidden to help the starving peasants and doctors were not allowed to aid them.
当地居民被禁止帮助饥饿的农民,而且也不允许医生为他们看病。
Hundreds of thousands of starving peasants were moving south through the desert looking for food.
成千上万的农民,他们食不裹腹,为了寻找食物,他们穿越沙漠向南部行进。
I'm starving, can you give me a slice of bread?
我要饿死了,能给我一片面包吗?
millions are starving
数以百万的人正在忍受饥饿
I'm starving
[inf] 我饿极了
He was starving for attention and wanted to be loved.
他渴望被关心爱护。
We were starving for a clean bed and a hot shower.
我们渴望能有一张干净的床,还能洗上一个热水澡。
The bellies of the starving children are swelling.
饥肠辘辘的孩子们的肚子一点点鼓起来了。
We will plump out that poor starving child.
我们将把这个可怜、饥饿的孩子养胖。
I am hungry; indeed, I am almost starving. [Source: nciku_tw ]
我饿了, 真的, 我快饿死了.

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