新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

famine

英  [ˈfæmɪn]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • famines

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 饥荒

    Famine is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.

    双语例句

    例:

    Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine.

    成千上万的难民陷于战争、干旱和饥荒的困境。

    例:

    The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.

    内战阻碍了援助机构的饥荒救济工作。