| 单词 | hunger |
| 释义 | hunger (once / 104 pages) nv Hunger is the sensation of needing — or wanting — to eat something. People use the same word to describe a hankering for a snack or for the more dire meaning of starvation, as in "world hunger." Hunger sometimes refers to an extreme lack of food, the equivalent to starvation: "We need to do something about hunger in poor communities." It can also simply mean your afternoon craving: "My daily hunger for chocolate was distracting me from my work." You can also hunger for things, both food (like when you hunger for French fries) and non-food things (like when you hunger for attention). WORD FAMILYhunger: hungered, hungering, hungers, hungry+/hungry: hungrier, hungriest, hungrily, hungriness USAGE EXAMPLESConference of Mayors Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness” in 38 U.S. cities conducted in December and released Monday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Mr Sadeghi is one of eight prisoners said to be on hunger strike in Iran. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Her group is testing a drug that, in animals at least, acts like leptin, a hormone that controls hunger. New York Times(May 02, 2016) 1n a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation Syn|Hypo|Hyper hungriness bulimia pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) emptinesshaving an empty stomach edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voraciousness, voracityexcessive desire to eat famishment, starvationa state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period malnourishment, undernourishmentnot having enough food to develop or function normally drive a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire 2n strong desire for something (not food or drink) hunger for affection Syn|Hyper hungriness, thirst, thirstiness desire an inclination to want things 3v feel the need to eat Hyper ache, hurt, smart be the source of pain 4v be hungry; go without food Syn|Ant|Hyper famish, starve be full be sated, have enough to eat hurt, suffer feel pain or be in pain 5v have a craving, appetite, or great desire for Syn|Hyper crave, lust, starve, thirst desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly |
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