hunger

Word family  noun hunger adjective hungry adverb hungrily

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hun·ger1 /ˈhʌŋɡə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun  1  [uncountable]HUNGRY/STARVING lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death 〔尤指长期的〕饥饿；饥荒 SYN starvationdie of/from hunger Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day. 每天都有成千上万的人死于饥饿。2  [uncountable]HUNGRY/WANT TO EAT the feeling that you need to eat 饥饿感 → thirst Try to satisfy your hunger by eating some fruit. 吃些水果充充饥吧。hunger pangs (=sudden feelings of being hungry) 突如其来的饥饿感3  [singular, uncountable]NEED a strong need or desire for something 渴求，渴望 SYN desirehunger for her hunger for knowledge 她的求知欲 a hunger for success 对成功的渴望

Examples from the Corpus

hunger• Many people could die from cold and hunger this winter as the war continues.• If you do feel hunger pangs, nibble on carrot, celery, or cucumber sticks.• My hunger became so great my legs shook.• The slum-dwellers suffer from poverty, hunger, and disease.• It broke out of its tea-party and caste-system mold on Saturday, rewarding hunger and perseverance, as well as graceful artistry.• For example, boiled potatoes satisfied hunger seven times better than croissants.• Many slimming diets don't provide enough calories to satisfy hunger.• The baby screamed with hunger.• Weak with hunger, she staggered up to the cabin door.• Try to satisfy your hunger with raw veggies and fruit.die of/from hunger• The last trip took forty days, by which time a dozen people had died of hunger.• The area was so poor that even the dead rats in the street looked as though they had died of hunger.• Most of the inhabitants were killed or died of hunger.• Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger.• By May 1913 it was expected that Emmeline Pankhurst would die from hunger and thirst strikes.hunger pangs• The Harpy is magically kept alive, but suffers agonizing hunger pangs and is in constant pain.• She was cold and unwashed and hunger pangs were beginning to gnaw again.• If you do feel hunger pangs, nibble on carrot, celery or cucumber sticks or sliced green peppers.• All thoughts of her had vanished in the midst of his hunger pangs and coughing fits.• Bread like what you only eat in March to keep the Lenten hunger pangs at bay.• I felt a little better, and was aware of hunger pangs in my stomach.• Is it slowly savoured and really enjoyed, a splendid taste to satisfy the hunger pangs?hunger for• From birth, every child has a hunger for learning.hunger2 verb  1 hunger for/after something phrasal verb literary to want something very much 渴求，渴望 The nation was hungering for change. 该国渴望变革。→ See Verb tableOrigin hunger1 Old English hungor

hun·ger1 nounhunger2 verbChineseSyllable  

long Corpus period of of food, lack for especially a

hunger

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hun‧ger¹ /ˈhʌŋɡə $ -ər/ noun1. [uncountable] lack of food, especially for a long period of time, that can cause illness or death
   SYN  starvation
    die of/from hunger
    Thousands of people are dying from hunger every day.
2. [uncountable] the feeling that you need to eat ⇨ thirst:
    Try to satisfy your hunger by eating some fruit.
    hunger pangs (=sudden feelings of being hungry)
3. [singular, uncountable] a strong need or desire for something
   SYN  desire
    hunger for
    her hunger for knowledge
    a hunger for success

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hunger² verb
     
hunger for/after something phrasal verb
  literary to want something very much:
    The nation was hungering for change.