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starvation

美 [stɑːrˈveɪʃn]英 [stɑːˈveɪʃn]
  • n.饥饿;饿死;挨饿

复数: starvations

starv(e) 挨饿 + -ation 名词后缀

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starvationstarvation

noun

U饥饿;挨饿;饿死
the state of suffering and death caused by having no food

to die of/from starvation

饿死

Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought.

由于发生旱灾,明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。

a starvation diet (= one in which you do not have much to eat)

不足果腹的食物

They were on starvation wages (= extremely low wages) .

他们挣的工资不够维持基本生活。

starvation

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 极度饥饿;饿死
    Starvation is extreme suffering or death, caused by lack of food.

    Over three hundred people have died of starvation since the beginning of the year.

    从年初起,已有 300 多人饿死。

noun

1
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
Synonym: starving
2
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
Synonym: famishment

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  1. Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought .

    由于发生旱灾,明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。

  2. Relief workers say it 's worse than ever as disease and starvation combine to kill thousands

    救灾人员说疾病加上饥饿夺去了数千人的生命,严重程度前所未有。

  3. Once these latest rations run out , the country will again face hunger and starvation .

    最后这批口粮一旦用完,国家又要面临饥荒。

  4. They were on starvation wages .

    他们挣的工资不够维持基本生活。

  5. Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation

    干旱让两百多万人濒临饿死。

  6. An estimated seven million people are at risk of starvation

    估计有700万人面临着饿死的危险。

  7. Over three hundred people have died of starvation since the beginning of the year .

    从年初起,已有300多人饿死。

  8. 1.5 million people are in immediate danger of death from starvation .

    150万人正面临着被饿死的急迫危险。

  9. Millions of people are threatened with starvation as a result of drought and poor harvests .

    几百万人因干旱和歉收而受到饥饿的威胁。

  10. I was suffering from acute sunstroke , starvation and exhaustion .

    我严重中暑,又饿又累。

  11. The poor old woman died of starvation .

    那个可怜的老妇人饿死了。

  12. They are living on the verge of starvation .

    他们正在饥饿线上挣扎。

  13. Hundreds of refugees died of starvation .

    数百名难民死于饥饿。

  14. The way the man ate lent colour to his story of near starvation .

    那人吃东西的那副馋相使人相信他说的险些要饿死的话是真的。

  15. Disease often follows on starvation because the body is weakened .

    疾病的产生往往是由于饥饿的缘故,因为身体很虚弱。

  16. Arise , ye prisoners of starvation !

    起来,饥寒交迫的奴隶!

  17. The average international runway model has a body mass index ( BMI ) under 16 -- low enough to indicate starvation by the World Health Organization 's standard .

    国际T台模特的体重指数(BMI)平均低于16——按照世界卫生组织的标准足以表明饥饿。

  18. But he is also working at a far more fundamental level : his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season .

    但他也在一个更基本的层面上工作:他的工作人员向人们展示如何在雨季制造浮动园圃和鱼塘来避免饥荒。

  19. But my connection with pandas goes back to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s , when I was the first Western TV reporter permitted to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild .

    但我与大熊猫的渊源还要追溯到上世纪80年代中期我做电视节目时,那会儿我是西部电视台首个获准拍摄大熊猫特别节目的记者,这个节目主要讲的是缺乏食物的野生大熊猫被救助的事。

  20. Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation .

    我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。

  21. Prolonged starvation and aging might lead to rejuvenation of embryogenic potential .

    长期的饥饿和衰老可以导致胚胎发生能力的复壮。

  22. The world is trying its best to get rid of starvation .

    世人正尽力消除饥饿。

  23. Some people faced starvation and many people were homeless .

    有些人面临饥饿,很多人无家可归。

  24. If she delays , the whole family will risk starvation .

    如果她耽搁过久,整个家庭就会有饿死的危险。

  25. There was positive correlation between starvation time and feeding speed in some degree .

    在一定范围内,饥饿时间长短与摄食强度呈正相关;

  26. So that you don 't see us dying from starvation .

    因为这将使你不会看到我们饥饿而死。

  27. It is forced on us by our economic system as the alternative to starvation .

    我们的经济制度迫使我们必须拥有财产,否则我们就有可能饿死。

  28. The population faces starvation this winter without large-scale emergency food aid .

    没有大规模紧急食品援助,人们今年冬天将面临饥荒。

  29. Now they are facing a new threat - starvation .

    现在它们又面临着新的威胁&饥饿。

  30. Spores appear to be formed by healthy cells facing starvation .

    健康细胞面临饥饿时就要形成芽孢。

后缀
e-名词后缀

conversation n. 会话

convers(e) 相反的事物 + -ation 名词后缀

information n. 信息

inform v.告诉 + -ation 名词后缀

invitation n. (口头或书面的)邀请

invit(e) 邀请,招致 + -ation 名词后缀

occupation n. 工作,职业

occupy 占用,占据 + -ation 名词后缀

organization n. 组织

organiz(e) 组织,安排 + -ation 名词后缀

population n. (地区、国家等的)人口,人口数量

popul 人,人民 + -ation 名词后缀

adaptation n. 改编本

adapt v.使适应 + -ation 名词后缀

expectation n. 预料

expect v.认为…有可能发生 + -ation 名词后缀

explanation n. 解释

explain v.解释 + -ation 名词后缀

immigration n. 移民

immigrat(e) 使移民入境 + -ation 名词后缀

preparation n. 准备

prepar(e) 准备 + -ation 名词后缀

presentation n. 演示

present adj.在场的 + -ation 名词后缀

pronunciation n. 读音

pro- 向前,在前 + nunci 说,报告 + -ation 名词后缀

administration n. 管理

administer 管理;负责 + -ation 名词后缀

application n. 应用

apply 应用,申请 + -ic- + -ation 名词后缀

aviation n. 航空

avi 鸟 + -ation 名词后缀

civilization n. 文明

civilize 使开化,使文明 + -ation 名词后缀

combination n. 结合体

combin(e) 组合 + -ation 名词后缀

conservation n. (官方对历史或艺术建筑的)保护

con- 共同, 一起 + serv 保持 + -e + -ation 名词后缀

corporation n. (大)公司

corpor 身体,团体 + -ation 名词后缀

destination n. 目的地

destin(e) 注定 + -ation 名词后缀

examination n. 检查

examin(e) 检查 + -ation 名词后缀

formation n. 组成

form 形状 + -ation 名词后缀

foundation n. 地基

found adj.偶然(或意外)发现的 + -ation 名词后缀

imagination n. 想象力

imagin(e) 想象 + -ation 名词后缀

implication n. 可能的影响(或作用、结果)

im- 在内,进入,使 + plic 重叠,折叠 + -ation 名词后缀

installation n. 安装

instal vt.安装 + -l- + -ation 名词后缀

interpretation n. 理解

interpret v.解释 + -ation 名词后缀

limitation n. 限制

limit n.界限 + -ation 名词后缀

observation n. 观察,观测,监视

observ(e) 观察 + -ation 名词后缀

plantation n. 种植园

plant n.植物 + -ation 名词后缀

publication n. 出版

public adj.公众的 + -ation 名词后缀

quotation n. 引用

quot 引用,数目 + -ation 名词后缀

recommendation n. 正式建议

recommend v.推荐 + -ation 名词后缀

reputation n. 名誉

reput(e) 名誉;名声 + -ation 名词后缀

resignation n. 辞职

resign v.辞职 + -ation 名词后缀

temptation n. 引诱

tempt v.引诱 + -ation 名词后缀

transformation n. 转型

transform v.彻底改变 + -ation 名词后缀

transportation n. 运输

transport v.运输 + -ation 名词后缀

orientation n. 方向

orient n.东方国家 + -ation 名词后缀

revelation n. 被暴露的真相

reveal v.透露 + -ation 名词后缀

federation n. 联邦

feder 信任 + -ation 名词后缀

reservation n. 预订

reserv(e) 保留 + -ation 名词后缀

inspiration n. 灵感

inspir(e) 激发 + -ation 名词后缀

vocation n. 职业

voc- 声音;叫喊 + -ation 名词后缀

hunger famine starvation 【导航词义:饥饿】
hunger v. 饥饿;饥饿感;渴望
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指长期缺乏食物造成的饥肠辘辘,也指想吃东西的感觉,可引申指对某物的渴求,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

Two hundred people in the area are dying of hunger every day.

那个地区每天有200人濒于饿死。

He suffered from hunger.

他饿极了。

She has a strong hunger for knowledge.

她有强烈的求知欲。

famine v. 饥荒;奇缺
〔辨析〕

指因天灾人祸而引起的大规模食物匮乏,可引申指某种物资或资源的严重缺乏。

〔例证〕

War brings death and famine.

战争带来死亡和饥荒。

There was a water famine in this area.

这地方闹过水荒。

starvation v. 挨饿,饿死
〔辨析〕

指因长期缺乏食物而造成的痛苦,甚至死亡,比 hunger 语气要重;也可用作定语,表示极少量的、极低的。

〔例证〕

starvation diet/wages

极少量的食物/极低的工资

The poor old woman died of starvation.

那个可怜的老妇人饿死了。

They are living on the verge of starvation.

他们正在饥饿线上挣扎。

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