starvation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++starv·a·tion /stɑːˈveɪʃən $ stɑːr-/ noun 1 [uncountable]HUNGRY/STARVING suffering or death caused by lack of food 挨饿，饥饿；饿死 → hunger people dying of starvation 快饿死的人们2. starvation diet informalDFN when you eat very little food, especially to become thinner 饥饿节食〔尤为了减肥〕3. starvation wages EARNPOORextremely low wages 不够维持基本生活的工资，极低的工资
Examples from the Corpus
starvation• A global fall in the price of rice spread hardship and even starvation to many parts of Indochina.• My physical hunger could be quite quickly assuaged, my mental starvation was a different matter.• Thousands of refugees are on the brink of starvation in camps south of the capital.• 30 million people die of starvation each year.• Two had already died of starvation and young children were reported to be very weak from lack of food.• If individuals are forced to face the reality of starvation, everyone will buckle down to work.• Often the leftovers were all mixed up together, but it was none the less nourishment for those on the verge of starvation.• The survivors were close to starvation when they were rescued.• The four-year drought threatens two million people with starvation.starv·a·tion nounChineseSyllable
lack Corpus death food or caused of by suffering
starvation
starv‧a‧tion /stɑːˈveɪʃən $ stɑːr-/
noun
1. [uncountable] suffering or death caused by lack of food ⇨ hunger:
people dying of starvation
2. starvation diet informal when you eat very little food, especially to become thinner
3. starvation wages extremely low wages
starv‧a‧tion /stɑːˈveɪʃən $ stɑːr-/
noun1. [uncountable] suffering or death caused by lack of food ⇨ hunger:
2. starvation diet informal when you eat very little food, especially to become thinner
3. starvation wages extremely low wages