hunger

['hʌŋgə]

n. 饥饿, 渴望
v. 饿, 渴望, 使 ... 饥饿

n.

1. 饿, 饥饿[U]

The little boy who ran away from home soon felt hunger.

从家里出走的那个小男孩不久便感到饿了。

2. 饥荒[U][C]

There is hunger in all the flood-hit areas.

洪水泛滥地区到处都出现了饥荒。

3. 渴望[S1][(+for/after)]

He has a hunger for/after knowledge.

他有强烈的求知欲。

vi.

1. 挨饿

2. 渴望[(+for/after)]

The whole world hungers for/after peace.

全世界的人都渴望和平。

He hungered for friends.

他渴望得到朋友。

vt.

使挨饿

词形变化

动词过去式: hungered | 动词过去分词: hungered | 动词现在分词: hungering | 动词第三人称单数: hungers |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.渴望

desire  eagerness  appetite  craving  

同义参见:

poverty  pine  famish  thirst  starve  

反义:

n.饥饿; 饥荒; 渴望

satiety  

英英释义

名词 hunger:

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

同义词：hungriness

strong desire for something (not food or drink)

同义词：hungriness, thirst, thirstiness

动词 hunger:

feel the need to eat

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

同义词：crave, thirst, starve, lust

be hungry; go without food

同义词：starve, famish

形容词 hung:

(usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support

同义词：hung

补充

hungerhunger英:[ˈhʌŋɡə] 美:[ˈhʌŋɡɚ]n.1.饿, 饥饿The boy was half dead from hunger.那男孩已经饿得半死了。2.欲望His hunger for excitement got him into a lot of trouble.他寻求刺激的欲望给他添了许多麻烦。vt. & vi.1.(使)饥饿The poor hunger, yet are not fed.穷人在挨饿, 可是没有人给他们饭吃。There is no food; they have to hunger the children.没有食物了, 他们不得不让孩子们挨饿。vi.1.渴望The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

例句

1. His stomach started to growl with hunger.他的肚子饿得咕咕叫。 2. hunger is the body's signal that levels of blood sugar are too low.饥饿是血糖过低时身体发出的信号。 3. a desire to alleviate hunger and suffering in the Third World减少第三世界饥饿和困苦的愿望 4. His hunger has been sharpened by the critics who claimed his marriage had blunted his Grand Slam yearnings.批评家声称他的婚姻减弱了他夺取大满贯的理想, 这让他夺冠的欲望变得越发强烈。 5. his hunger to equal Vardon's record of six wins他追平瓦登六场胜利纪录的渴望 6. Geffen has a hunger for success that seems bottomless.格芬的成功欲望似乎永无止境。 7. They hunger for adventure.他们渴望冒险。 8. His eyes hungered after her body.他的双眼饥渴地盯着她的身体。 9. The smells hungered him.这气味让他感到饥饿。 10. Do you hunger? I feel hungry.你饿不饿，我有点饿了。 11. I'm hungering for a chance to go to Europe again.我渴望再有一次机会去欧洲大陆。 12. she was faint with hunger.她因饥饿晕倒了。 13. they died from cold and hunger.他们死于寒冷和饥荒。 14. her hunger for knowledge.她对知识的渴望。 15. all actors hunger for such a role.所有的演员都渴望有这样的角色。 16. In the Third World many people die of hunger each year.第三世界每年都有许多人饿死。 17. hunger is one reason why babies cry.肚子饿是婴儿啼哭的原因之一。 18. a hunger for knowledge/fame/success对知识╱名气╱成功的渴求 19. She has been a leader in the fight against world hunger.她是对抗全球饥荒的领导者。 20. Thousands of people there are dying from/of hunger. [=dying because they do not have enough food; starving to death]那里有成千上万的人将死于饥荒。 21. One sandwich wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger.一个三明治不够他充饥。 22. hunger pangs饥饿引起的阵痛 23. spiritual/sexual hungers精神/性渴望 24. Her students have a genuine hunger for knowledge.她的学生有真切的求知欲。 25. a hunger to succeed = a hunger for success对成功的渴望 26. "The film's scenery is beautiful, but the plot is (strictly) from hunger."这部影片的景色很漂亮，但情节（确实）糟糕。 27. He hungered to succeed.他渴望成功。 28. He hungered after success.他渴望成功。 29. The nation hungers for a strong leader.这个国家急需一位强有力的领袖。