starvation
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Starvation is extreme suffering or death, caused by lack of food. 饥饿; 饿死
Over three hundred people have died of starvation since the beginning of the year. 自那年年初开始，已有三百多人饿死了。
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starvation /stɑːˈveɪʃən/
剑桥词典
- the state of having no food for a long period , often causing death
（常造成死亡的）饥饿，挨饿
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。 返回 starvation