famine
noun /ˈfæmɪn/
/ˈfæmɪn/
[countable, uncountable]- a lack of food during a long period of time in a region
饥荒 - a severe famine
严重饥荒 - disasters such as floods and famine
水灾和饥荒这一类灾难 - the threat of widespread famine in the area
这一地区内大范围的饥荒威胁 - to raise money for famine relief
为赈济饥荒筹款
Topics Social issuesb2- Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place.
即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。 - Four million people are now facing famine.
400 万人正面临饥荒。 - Thousands of people died during the terrible famine of that year.
数以千计的人在那年的可怕饥荒中丧命。 - When famine strikes, it is often women and children who suffer the most.
发生饥荒时，受害最深的往往是妇女和儿童。 - countries that regularly suffer famines
经常遭受饥荒的国家
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- devastating
- great
- severe
- …
- face
- suffer
- survive
- …
- strike
- relief
- victim
- during a/the famine
- a threat of famine
词源late Middle English: from Old French, from faim ‘hunger’, from Latin fames. - a severe famine