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hungry
hun·gry H0326500 (hŭng′grē)adj. hun·gri·er, hun·gri·est 1. Experiencing a desire or need for food.2. Extremely desirous; avid: hungry for recognition.3. Characterized by or expressing hunger or craving: hungry eyes.4. Lacking richness or fertility: hungry soil.
[Middle English hungri, from Old English hungrig, from hungor, hunger.]
hun′gri·ly adv.hun′gri·ness n.hungry (ˈhʌŋɡrɪ) adj, -grier or -griest1. desiring food2. (Pathology) experiencing pain, weakness, or nausea through lack of food3. (foll by: for) having a craving, desire, or need (for)4. expressing or appearing to express greed, craving, or desire5. lacking fertility; poor6. informal a. greedy; graspingb. stingy; mean7. NZ (of timber) dry and bare ˈhungrily, ˈhungeringly adv ˈhungriness nhun•gry (ˈhʌŋ gri)
adj. -gri•er, -gri•est. 1. having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger; ravenous. 2. strongly or eagerly desirous: hungry for success. 3. indicating or characterized by hunger or strong desire: a hungry look in a person's eyes. 4. lacking needful or desirable elements; not fertile; poor: hungry land. 5. marked by a scarcity of food: the hungry years of the Depression. [before 950; Middle English; Old English hungrig. See hunger, -y1] hun′gri•ly, adv. hun′gri•ness, n. hungry- esurient - If you are esurient, you are hungry.
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"thirsty - feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" | | 2. |  hungry - (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"athirst, thirstydesirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" |
hungryadjective1. starving, ravenous, famished, starved, empty, hollow, voracious, peckish (informal, chiefly Brit.), famishing My friend was hungry, so we went to get some food.2. eager, keen, craving, yearning, greedy, avid, desirous, covetous, athirst I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic.go hungry starve, fast, go or do without food You've never known what it is to go hungry.Quotations
"A hungry stomach has no ears" [Jean de la Fontaine The Kite and the Nightingale]hungryadjective1. Desiring or craving food:famished, ravenous, starving, voracious.2. Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity:acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, grasping, greedy.Informal: grabby.Translationshunger (ˈhaŋgə) noun1. the desire for food. A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger. 食慾 食欲2. the state of not having enough food. Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger. 飢餓 饥饿3. any strong desire. a hunger for love. 渴望 渴望 verb (usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). 渴望 渴望ˈhungry adjective wanting or needing food etc. a hungry baby; I'm hungry – I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure. 飢餓的 饥饿的ˈhungrily adverb 飢餓地 饥饿地ˈhungriness noun 飢餓 饥饿hunger strike a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc. The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline. 絕食抗議 绝食抗议- I'm hungry → 我饿了
- I'm not hungry → 我不饿
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stay hungryTo remain determined, competitive, motivated, and active in one's hopes, ambitions, or goals; to keep oneself from becoming complacent or self-satisfied with less than one might potentially achieve. You've got a lot of skill, kid, and you're one of the best fighters in the city—but you've got to stay hungry and never lose sight of the biggest prizes out there! It was hard staying hungry after finding such success with my first novel. I just found I wasn't as driven to write when I'd already garnered so much praise and recognition.See also: hungry, staythe hungriesslang A bout of hunger. Trail mix is the tried-and-true snack for hikers when they need to ward off the hungries mid-hike. Sorry for being so grumpy. I've got the hungries pretty bad.See also: hungrygo hungryTo feel hungry as a result of not eating. This is your only option for dinner, kids—eat it, or go hungry. So many people in our area go hungry—that's why we organized this food drive.See also: go, hungry(as) hungry as a bearVery hungry. Hey, when is dinner going to be ready? I'm hungry as a bear!See also: bear, hungry(as) hungry as a hunterVery hungry. Hey, when is dinner going to be ready? I'm hungry as a hunter!See also: hungry, hunterhungry for (something)Strongly desiring something. Want to stop at McDonald's? I'm hungry for some of their fries. If she's not hungry for a medal, there's no way she'll be able to beat her fellow competitors.See also: hungrygo hungryto miss a meal and end up hungry. The kids were late for dinner so they had to go hungry.See also: go, hungry*hungry as a bear and *hungry as a hunterCliché very hungry. (*Also: as ~.) I'm as hungry as a bear. I could eat anything! We'd better have a big meal ready by the time Tommy gets home; he's always hungry as a hunter after soccer practice.See also: bear, hungryhungry for somethingFig. desiring something, often something other than food. The orphan was hungry for the warmth of a family. Bill has become hungry for knowledge and is always studying.See also: hungrythe hungries n. hunger. I get the hungries about this time every day. See also: hungryhungry1. mod. eager to make money. When he gets hungry for wealth, he’ll get busy. 2. mod. ambitious. He gets ahead because he’s hungry. hungry
hungry, starvedDescriptive of a paint film which shows the minute detail of the background on which it was applied, giving the appearance of skimpiness.hungry
hungry (hŭng′grē)adj. hun·grier, hun·griest Experiencing a desire or need for food.
hun′gri·ly adv.hun′gri·ness n.LegalSeeHungerhungry
Related to hungry: HungarySynonyms for hungryadj starvingSynonyms- starving
- ravenous
- famished
- starved
- empty
- hollow
- voracious
- peckish
- famishing
adj eagerSynonyms- eager
- keen
- craving
- yearning
- greedy
- avid
- desirous
- covetous
- athirst
phrase go hungrySynonyms- starve
- fast
- go or do without food
Synonyms for hungryadj desiring or craving foodSynonyms- famished
- ravenous
- starving
- voracious
adj having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantitySynonyms- acquisitive
- avaricious
- avid
- covetous
- grasping
- greedy
- grabby
Synonyms for hungryadj feeling hungerAntonymsadj (usually followed by 'for') extremely desirousSynonymsRelated Words |