新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hungry

英  [ˈhʌŋɡri]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • hungrier , hungriest

    1饥饿的

    When you are hungry, you want some food because you have not eaten for some time and have an uncomfortable or painful feeling in your stomach.

    双语例句

    例:

    My friend was hungry, so we drove to a shopping centre to get some food.

    我朋友饿了,于是我们驱车来到一家购物商场买些吃的。

    2渴望的

    If you say that someone is hungry for something, you are emphasizing that they want it very much.

    近义词

    eager

    双语例句

    例:

    I was hungry to be heard by my contemporaries.

    我渴望被同龄人所倾听。

    COMB. 复合词
  • 1渴望…的(用作构词成分)

    Hungry is also used in compound adjectives to indicate someone who wants a particular thing very much.

    双语例句

    例:

    power-hungry politicians.

    渴求权力的政客们。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • go hungry

    1挨饿

    If people go hungry, they do not have enough food to eat.

    双语例句

    例:

    They brought her meat so that she never went hungry.

    他们给她带来了肉,这样她就再也不用挨饿了。