hungry
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hun·gry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ ●●● S2 adjective (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest) 1 HUNGRY/WANT TO EATwanting to eat something 饥饿的 → thirsty I was cold, tired, and hungry. 我又冷，又累，又饿。 If you get hungry, there’s some cold chicken in the fridge. 你要是饿了，冰箱里有些冷鸡肉。 Do you still feel hungry? 你还觉得饿吗？2 HUNGRY/STARVINGill or weak as a result of not having enough to eat for a long time 挨饿的 We can’t justify wasting food when half the world is hungry. 世界上有一半人在挨饿，我们没有理由浪费食物。3 go hungry HUNGRY/STARVINGto not have enough to eat 吃不饱，挨饿 Thousands of families go hungry every day. 每天都有数以千计的家庭吃不饱肚子。4 WANTwanting or needing something very much 渴望得到…的 SYN eagerhungry for She is hungry for success. 她渴望成功。hungry to do something Stan was hungry to learn. 斯坦渴望学习。5. the hungry [plural]HUNGRY/STARVING people who do not have enough food to eat 挨饿的人，饥民6 power-hungry/news-hungry etc WANTwanting power, news etc very much 渴求权力/消息等的 a power-hungry politician 渴求权力的政客 THESAURUSwanting to eat 想吃东西hungry wanting to eat something 饥饿的We were really hungry after our long walk. 走了很长的路，我们饥肠辘辘。nIt’s hard work cooking for a bunch of hungry kids.peckish [not before noun] British English informal a little hungry 有点饿的I’m feeling a bit peckish. What’s in the fridge? 我感到有点饿，冰箱里有什么？starving/ravenous /ˈrævənəs/ (also starved American English) [not before noun] spoken very hungry and wanting to eat as soon as possible 饿极了的I missed lunch and I’m absolutely starving. 我没吃午饭,简直饿坏了。Sam’s always ravenous when he gets home from school. 萨姆放学回家时总是饿得够呛。nfamished very hungry. Famished is less common and sounds a little more formal than starving or ravenousEveryone was famished by the time they arrived.I could eat a horse! spoken used to say that you are very hungry 我饿极了！‘Are you hungry?’ ‘Yeah, I could eat a horse.’ “你饿吗？”“是的，饿极了。”appetite the desire for food that you have when you are hungry 胃口，食欲Exercise usually gives me an appetite. 锻炼通常会让我有食欲。nIt’s healthy to have a good appetite.nill because of lack of foodhungry ill or weak because of not having enough to eatterrible pictures of hungry children in Africastarving not having had enough food for a long time and likely to die soon without foodBecause of the drought, millions of people were starving.the starving refugees from the warmalnourished formal unhealthy and thin because you have not had the right kinds of food over a long period of timeAccording to the report, one-fifth of the world’s population are malnourished.malnourished infantsExamples from the Corpus
hungry• That bird looks lost and hungry.• If the crops fail again this year thousands of people will go hungry.• We were really hungry after our long walk.• America's cities have hundreds of hungry and homeless people.• At first we were very hungry and more energetic.• a hungry baby• Evidently she had noticed that I was hungry, because she urged me several times to eat.• Those were hungry days, and the Fawcetts shared the spoils.• Are you hungry? Do you want a sandwich?• He was hungry for something, but did not know that.• I'm hungry - I didn't get any lunch today.• My children are hungry, I need a job.• The faint hope he had offered shrivelled and died in the heat of the hungry, leaping flames.• For certain she would be hungry, like me.• Hungry people crowded around the relief wagon for food.• She was cross with herself, and she was also very hungry, she'd had nothing much all day.• Hungry shoppers waited in line at the food counters.get hungry• Is it lunchtime yet? I'm getting hungry.• There's some cold chicken in the fridge if you get hungry.• On that particular Sunday my chaplain wouldn't shut up and I was getting hungry.• But remember, most people get hungry again about four hours after a moderate meal.• I was getting hungry and frustrated because I hadn't been able to enjoy any of it.• How could anyone know that Wetherby was going to get hungry and go down to the kitchen for some cheese?• Eventually, he would get hungry and have to eat.• He knew that the young eagle would get hungry and would need food.• When you get hungry, call.• Whenever I get hungry now I think of Vineria.hungry to do something• The Who don t need the money, but they are hungry to be relevant.• There are hundreds of pianists hungry to become the next Horowitz or the next Kissin.• I was hungry to do it.• It helps not to be hungry to enjoy this tidbit, since the flavors are meant to be savored.• It was the only occasion I saw inside and it made me hungry to go again.• I went straight to Ralemberg's house, hungry to see the ever-smiling Agnes.• Although Frankie had been dozing, he was too hungry to sleep for more than a few minutes at a time.• Sara did not reply; she was too hungry to spare any attention from her food.hun·gry adjective →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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hun‧gry S2 /ˈhʌŋɡri/
adjective (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest)1. wanting to eat something ⇨ thirsty:
I was cold, tired, and hungry.
If you get hungry, there’s some cold chicken in the fridge.
Do you still feel hungry?
2. ill or weak as a result of not having enough to eat for a long time:
We can’t justify wasting food when half the world is hungry.
3. go hungry to not have enough to eat:
Thousands of families go hungry every day.
4. wanting or needing something very much
SYN eager
hungry for
She is hungry for success.
hungry to do something
Stan was hungry to learn.
5. the hungry [plural] people who do not have enough food to eat
6. power-hungry/news-hungry etc wanting power, news etc very much:
a power-hungry politician
■ wanting to eat
▪hungry wanting to eat something: We were really hungry after our long walk. | It’s hard work cooking for a bunch of hungry kids.
▪peckish [not before noun] British English informal a little hungry: I’m feeling a bit peckish. What’s in the fridge?
▪starving/ravenous /ˈrævənəs/ (also starved American English) [not before noun] spoken very hungry and wanting to eat as soon as possible: I missed lunch and I’m absolutely starving. | Sam’s always ravenous when he gets home from school.
▪famished very hungry. Famished is less common and sounds a little more formal than starving or ravenous: Everyone was famished by the time they arrived.
▪I could eat a horse! spoken used to say that you are very hungry: ‘Are you hungry?’ ‘Yeah, I could eat a horse.’
▪appetite the desire for food that you have when you are hungry: Exercise usually gives me an appetite. | It’s healthy to have a good appetite.
■ ill because of lack of food
▪hungry ill or weak because of not having enough to eat: terrible pictures of hungry children in Africa
▪starving not having had enough food for a long time and likely to die soon without food: Because of the drought, millions of people were starving. | the starving refugees from the war
▪malnourished formal unhealthy and thin because you have not had the right kinds of food over a long period of time: According to the report, one-fifth of the world’s population are malnourished. | malnourished infants
hun‧gry S2 /ˈhʌŋɡri/
adjective (comparative hungrier, superlative hungriest)1. wanting to eat something ⇨ thirsty: 2. ill or weak as a result of not having enough to eat for a long time:
3. go hungry to not have enough to eat:
4. wanting or needing something very much
SYN eager
hungry for
hungry to do something
5. the hungry [plural] people who do not have enough food to eat
6. power-hungry/news-hungry etc wanting power, news etc very much:
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