a lack of food during a long period of time in a region 饥荒 a severe famine 严重饥荒 disasters such as floods and famine 水灾和饥荒这一类灾难 the threat of widespread famine in the area 这一地区内大范围的饥荒威胁 to raise money for famine relief 为赈济饥荒筹款
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时,严重的战乱爆发了。 Four million people are now facing famine. 400 万人正面临饥荒。 Thousands of people died during the terrible famine of that year. 数以千计的人在那年的可怕饥荒中丧命。 When famine strikes, it is often women and children who suffer the most. 发生饥荒时,受害最深的往往是妇女和儿童。 countries that regularly suffer famines 经常遭受饥荒的国家
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devastating
- great
- severe
- …
- face
- suffer
- survive
- …
- strike
- relief
- victim
- during a/the famine
- a threat of famine
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from faim ‘hunger’, from Latin fames.