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starve

/stɑːv/ /stɑɹv/

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verb

饿死，饥饿而死。

To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

Examples :

"The elderly woman slowly starved to death because she couldn't afford food. "

那位老妇人因为买不起食物，慢慢地饿死了。

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verb

饿死，挨饿而死

To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

Examples :

"The family starved because they had no money to buy food. "

这一家人因为没钱买食物，结果饿死了。

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verb

饿，挨饿

To be very hungry.

Examples :

"After skipping breakfast and lunch, I was so hungry I could starve. "

没吃早饭和午饭以后，我饿得都快要饿死了。

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verb

饿死，挨饿，使…饿死

To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.

Examples :

"The drought starved the crops, causing many farmers to lose their livelihoods. "

那场旱灾使农作物严重缺水而死，导致许多农民失去了生计.

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verb

挨饿，饿死。

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Examples :

"The long drought starved the crops, leaving farmers with little to harvest. "

长期的干旱让农作物缺乏水分和养分，导致它们枯萎，农民几乎颗粒无收。

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饿死，匮乏，缺乏。

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

Examples :

"The neglected house plant will slowly starve for sunlight if left in the dark corner. "

如果把这盆被忽视的植物放在阴暗的角落里，它会因为缺乏阳光而慢慢枯萎死亡。

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verb

冻死

(especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.

Examples :

"I was half starved waiting out in that wind."

我在风里等了那么久，差点没被冻死。