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单词 hunger
释义

hunger

[ huhng-ger ]
/ ˈhʌŋ gər /
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noun

verb (used without object)

to feel hunger; be hungry.
to have a strong desire.

verb (used with object)

Rare. to subject to hunger; starve.

Idioms for hunger

    from hunger, Slang. deplorably bad; dreadful: The styles in coats this winter are from hunger.Also strictly from hunger.

Origin of hunger

before 900; Middle English; Old English hungor; cognate with German Hunger

SYNONYMS FOR hunger

4 appetite, greed, lust, itch.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hunger

hun·ger·ing·ly, adverbhalf-hungered, adjectivepre·hun·ger, noun

Words nearby hunger

hung, Hungarian, Hungarian bromegrass, Hungarian goulash, Hungary, hunger, hunger contractions, hungerly, hunger march, hunger pain, hunger strike
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British Dictionary definitions for hunger

hunger
/ (ˈhʌŋɡə) /

noun

a feeling of pain, emptiness, or weakness induced by lack of food
an appetite, desire, need, or cravinghunger for a woman

verb

to have or cause to have a need or craving for food
(intr; usually foll by for or after) to have a great appetite or desire (for)

Word Origin for hunger

Old English hungor; related to Old High German hungar, Old Norse hungr, Gothic hūhrus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for hunger

hunger
[ hŭnggər ]

n.

A strong desire or need for food.
The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food.
A strong desire or craving, as for affection.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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