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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hunger

英  [ˈhʌŋɡə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [U 不可数名词] 饥饿

    Hunger is the feeling of weakness or discomfort that you get when you need something to eat.

    双语例句

    例：

    Hunger is the body's signal that levels of blood sugar are too low.

    饥饿感是体内发出的血糖浓度太低的信号。

    2. [U 不可数名词] 饥荒

    Hunger is a severe lack of food which causes suffering or death.

    近义词

    starvation

    双语例句

    例：

    Three hundred people in this town are dying of hunger every day.

    该镇每天有300人因饥饿而死。

    3. [SING 单数型名词] 渴望

    If you have a hunger for something, you want or need it very much.

    近义词

    craving

    双语例句

    例：

    Geffen has a hunger for success that seems bottomless.

    格芬对成功的渴望似乎永无止境。

    VERB. 动词

  • hungers , hungering , hungered

    1. [I 不及物动词] 渴望

    If you say that someone hungers for something or hungers after it, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.

    双语例句

    例：

    But Jules was not eager for classroom learning, he hungered for adventure.

    但是朱尔斯并不热衷于课堂学习，他渴望冒险。

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