the state in which somebody suffers or dies because they have no food 饥饿;挨饿;饿死 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 The pilot had lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation. 飞行员因为缺氧已经失去了知觉。 They were on starvation wages (= extremely low wages). 他们挣的工资不够维持基本生活。 The workers lived in poor conditions and were paid starvation wages. 工人的生活条件很差,所得工资难以维持生计。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- prolonged
- slow
- mass
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- be threatened with
- face
- suffer from
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- diet
- rations
- wages
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- death by starvation
- death from starvation