starvation
noun /stɑːˈveɪʃn/
/stɑːrˈveɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the state in which somebody suffers or dies because they have no food
饥饿；挨饿；饿死 - to die of/from starvation
饿死 - Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought.
由于发生旱灾，明年将有数百万人面临饥饿的威胁。 - a starvation diet (= one in which you do not have much to eat)
不足果腹的食物 - The pilot had lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation.
飞行员因为缺氧已经失去了知觉。 - They were on starvation wages (= extremely low wages).
他们挣的工资不够维持基本生活。 - The workers lived in poor conditions and were paid starvation wages.
工人的生活条件很差，所得工资难以维持生计。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- prolonged
- slow
- mass
- …
- be threatened with
- face
- suffer from
- …
- diet
- rations
- wages
- …
- death by starvation
- death from starvation
- to die of/from starvation