英语词汇“starvation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词

starvation

释义

Noun: starvation staa(r)'veyshun

A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- famishment [archaic]
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"
- starving

Derived forms: starvations

See also: starve

Type of: deprivation, hunger, hungriness, privation

Encyclopedia: Starvation

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