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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。

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