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starving
adjective
uk /ˈstɑː.vɪŋ/ us /ˈstɑːr.vɪŋ/
starvingadjective (NO FOOD)
B2
dying because of not having enough food: 饿得奄奄一息的，快饿死的
The cats were neglected and starving.那些猫无人照管，饿得奄奄一息。
B2informal
very hungry: 十分饥饿的，饿得要命的
Isn't lunch ready yet? I'm starving.午餐还没好吗？我快饿死了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
wanting or needing food
hungryBy dinner time we all felt really hungry.
starvingIs there anything to eat? I'm starving!
starvedUSHe ate so quickly, like he was starved.
famishedAfter that long workout, I'm absolutely famished.
ravenousHe's going through a growth spurt, so he's just ravenous.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hungry & thirsty
anorectic
anorexigenic
anti-hunger
appetite
be gaspingidiom
famished
food poverty
hunger
hunger striker
hungrily
parched
ravenously
smack your lipsidiom
starvation
thirst
thirstily
thirsty
undernourished
voraciousness
voracity
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Death and dying
starvingadjective (COLD)
[ after verb ]Scottish English or Northern English
extremely cold: 极冷的，冰冷的
Could you put the heating on? I'm starving!你能把暖气打开吗？我快冻死了！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cold
Arctic
Baltic
bitingly
bitter
bone-chilling
brass
brass monkey weatheridiom
chill
chill factor
freeze
frostnip
glacially
isothermal
isothermally
keenness
minus
nippy
parky
perishing
wintry
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