单词 | hunger |
释义 | hunger —hunger /ˈhʌŋ.ɡər/ aep /-ɡɚ/ noun (NEED FOR FOOD) B1 [U] the feeling you have when you need to eat: » I can't believe that that enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger.» By about nine o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger.» I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat) in the middle of the afternoon.Thesaurus+: ↑Hungry and thirstyB2 [U] a situation in which the body does not have enough food: » All over the world, people die of hunger every day.Thesaurus+: ↑Hungry and thirstyWord Builder:–Nouns: hunger–Adjectives: hungry–Adverbs: hungrily• • • Extra Examples:» After three days, we felt an agonizing, gnawing hunger.» I don't know why I'm eating more - it's not hunger, it's just greed!» We hadn't eaten since yesterday and the hunger pangs were getting harder to ignore.» It revolts me to know that the world spends so much money on arms when millions are dying of hunger.» Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst.noun [S or U] (DESIRE) ► C1 a strong wish or desire: » a hunger for adventure/knowledge/successThesaurus+: ↑Feelings of desire |
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