famine

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基本釋義

n.
饑荒

詞性變化

實用例句

a severe famine

嚴重饑荒

牛津詞典

disasters such as floods and famine

水災(zāi)和饑荒這一類災(zāi)難

牛津詞典

the threat of widespread famine in the area

這一地區(qū)內(nèi)的大范圍的饑荒威脅

牛津詞典

to raise money for famine relief

為賑濟饑荒籌款

牛津詞典

Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine...

成千上萬的難民陷于戰(zhàn)爭、旱災(zāi)和饑荒之中。

The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.

內(nèi)戰(zhàn)阻礙著救援機構(gòu)對饑荒賑濟物資的配給。

Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place.

即將發(fā)生饑荒之時, 嚴重的戰(zhàn)亂爆發(fā)了.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Famine caused widespread distress.

饑荒引起了普遍的憂慮.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

Many people die of famine every year.

每年有很多人死于饑荒.

辭典例句

We're collecting for the famine victims.

我們正在為遭受饑荒的災(zāi)民募款.

《簡明英漢詞典》

They lived through the long famine.

他們經(jīng)歷了長久的饑荒而未死.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Famine visited this region.

饑荒侵襲了這一地區(qū).

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

They decided not to count on foreign aid to relieve the famine.

他們決定不依靠外援來救災(zāi).

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Thousands died of famine.

數(shù)千人死于饑荒.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

Famine and war still afflict mankind.

饑餓和戰(zhàn)爭仍使人類遭受痛苦.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It has been predicted that the Earth will tilt on its axis , causing catastrophic famine and disease.

有人曾預(yù)言地球會導(dǎo)致大荒災(zāi)和疾病.

《簡明英漢詞典》

They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.

他們因那年嚴冬的饑餓與瘟疫而折磨得發(fā)狂.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

Famine stared us in the face.

饑荒迫在眉睫.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

We made a contribution to the famine relief fund.

我們給饑荒賑濟基金捐了款.

《簡明英漢詞典》

The peasants store up the grain against famine.

農(nóng)民們貯糧備荒.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

There was once a grievous famine in the land.

該國曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過一次大饑荒.

《簡明英漢詞典》

It is conservatively estimated that not less than half a million people died in the famine.

據(jù)保守估計,死于這場饑荒的人數(shù)不少于50萬.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Spend a year of plenty the way you spend a year of want and remind yourself of famine even when the barn is full.

豐年要當歉年過,有糧常想無糧時.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

People bought in stocks of tinned goods in anticipation of a famine year.

人們買進大量罐頭食品以防饑荒的一年.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.

許多慈善機構(gòu)捐款賑濟饑民。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

disasters such as floods and famine

水災(zāi)和饑荒這一類災(zāi)難

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.

內(nèi)戰(zhàn)阻礙著救援機構(gòu)對饑荒賑濟物資的配給。

柯林斯例句

We can deliver supplies and work to break the back of the famine.

我們可以運送物資,努力解決饑荒中最關(guān)鍵的問題。

柯林斯例句

This is not another appeal for famine relief.

這不是為賑濟饑荒的又一次募捐。

柯林斯例句

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. an acute insufficiency

  • 2. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

同義詞辨析

hunger, famine, starvation

這些名詞均有"饑餓"之意。

  • hunger: 普通用詞,指人體對于食物迫切需要的正常生理現(xiàn)象。
  • famine: 指因天災(zāi)人禍而引起大規(guī)模饑荒;用作引申,指嚴重缺乏某種物資或人力。
  • starvation語氣比hunger強得多。指因長期缺乏食物所造成的痛苦,甚至死亡,側(cè)重人為的災(zāi)難所致。

同義詞

反義詞

其他釋義

plenty

最新英語單詞

行業(yè)英語