| 词汇 | starvation |
| 释义 | starvation noun [ U ] uk/stɑːˈveɪ.ʃən/ us/stɑːrˈveɪ.ʃən/ C2 （常造成死亡的）饥饿，挨饿 the state of having no food for a long period, often causing death 20 million people face starvation unless a vast emergency aid programme is launched. 若不启动大型的紧急援助项目，两千万人将有饿死的危险。 The animals had died of starvation. 这些动物饿死了。 figurative They pay starvation wages (= not enough money to live on). 他们付的工钱极少，不够维持基本的生活。 |
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