| 释义 |
fam·ish
\ˈfamish, -mēsh, esp in pres part -məsh\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English famishen, probably alteration (influenced by such verbs as finishen to finish) of famen to famish, starve, modification of Middle French afamer, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin affamare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin -famare (from Latin fames hunger)
transitive verb
1. : to reduce to extremities for lack of food or other necessities — usually used in passive
< both were dirty, travel-weary, famished for food and slumber — David Walden >
2. archaic : to kill by withholding food or water : cause to starve
< did he marry me to famish me? — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to die for lack of food : starve
< they suffer us to famish and their storehouses crammed with grain — Shakespeare >
2. archaic : to suffer for lack of something necessary
< you are all resolved rather to die than to famish — Shakespeare >
< you famish for promotion — Benjamin Disraeli > |