- [uncountable]
the state of not having enough food to eat, especially when this causes illness or death 饥饿；饥荒 Around fifty people die of hunger every day in the camp. 集中营里每天大约有五十人饿死。 The organization works to alleviate world hunger and disease. 这个机构致力于减少世界上的饥饿和疾病。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2Thousands of people have died of hunger. 已有数以千计的人被饿死。 the campaign to end world hunger 为消除世界饥荒而开展的活动
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- constant
- global
- …
- feel
- be weak from
- be weak with
- …
- pangs
- strike
- pangs of hunger
- [uncountable]
the feeling caused by a need to eat 饥饿感；食欲；胃口 If you feel hunger pangs between meals, eat some fruit or nuts. 如果你在两餐之间感到饥饿，吃一些水果或坚果。 I felt faint with hunger. 我当时饿得发昏。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2The new snack bar will keep those hunger pangs at bay. 新开张的小吃店能让人不再饿得胃疼。 mid-morning, when those hunger pangs strike 上午 10 点来钟肚子饿得难受的时候 The meal had not satisfied his hunger. 那顿饭他没吃饱。 The walkers were weak from hunger. 徒步旅行者因饥饿身体很虚弱。 Any good weight loss regime should not lead to extreme hunger. 任何好的减肥方法都不应该产生极度的饥饿感。 It is usual to feel hunger during exercise. 锻炼时感到饥饿是常事。 Perhaps the cat was killing to satisfy hunger. 那只猫也许是为了填饱肚子而大开杀戒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- constant
- global
- …
- feel
- be weak from
- be weak with
- …
- pangs
- strike
- pangs of hunger
- [singular] hunger (for something) (formal)
a strong desire for something （对某事物的）渴望，渴求 She has an insatiable hunger for knowledge. 她对知识有着无止境的渴求。 Nothing seemed to satisfy their hunger for truth. 似乎没有什么能满足他们对真理的渴求。
Extra ExamplesThere is a real hunger and passion for football in China. 在中国对足球有种真正的渴望和激情。 Peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled. 随着人口膨胀，农民对土地的渴求越来越强烈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- insatiable
- …
- feel
- have
- satisfy
- …
- grow
- hunger for
Word OriginOld English hungor (noun), hyngran (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honger and German Hunger.