| 词汇 | starve |
| 释义 | starve | BrE stɑːv, AmE stɑrv | A. intransitive verb 挨饿 ▸ to starve (to death) 饿死 B. transitive verb ① (withhold food from) 使挨饿 ; (causing death) 使饿死 ▸ to starve oneself/sb to death 绝食而死/把某人饿死 ▸ to starve a city into submission 断绝一城人的食物来源迫使其投降 ② figurative (deprive) 使匮乏 ▸ to starve sb/sth of sth; 使某人/某物缺乏某物 ▸ children who have been starved of affection 缺乏关爱的儿童 ▸ to be starved for choice 急需进行选择 PHRASAL VERB starve out transitive verb [starve sb out, starve out sb] 以断绝食物来源迫使…出来 |
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