starvation
UK/stɑ:'veiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
A severe and prolonged lack of food causing extreme suffering or death.
饥饿；挨饿；饿死
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstarvroot
+
ationact, process, state
=starvation
Common Collocations
- 1.die of starvation饿死
- 2.face starvation面临饥饿
- 3.starvation wages极低的薪酬
- 4.on the brink of starvation濒临饿死的边缘
Example Sentences
- 1.
Millions of people in the region face starvation due to the prolonged drought.
- 2.
The aid workers raced against time to prevent starvation among the refugees.
- 3.
Starvation remains one of the most pressing humanitarian crises in the world today.