hunger
UK ['hʌŋ.gər] US [-gɚ] noun
NEED FOR FOOD 对食物的需求
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■the feeling you have when you need to eat 饥饿感•I can't believe that that enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger.我无法相信那么丰富的饭菜也不能填饱你的肚子。 •By about 9 o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger.九点的时候，她开始饿到有点头晕。 •I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat) in the middle of the afternoon.下午三点，我经常会感到阵阵饥饿。 ESSENTIAL uncountable
■when the body does not have enough food 饥饿•All over the world, people die of hunger every day.世界上每天都有人饿死。
UK ['hʌŋ.gər] US [-gɚ] noun
DESIRE 渴望
[S or U]
■a strong wish or desire 渴望；盼望•a hunger for adventure/knowledge/success对冒险／知识／成功的渴望
UK ['hʌŋ.gər] US [-gɚ] verb
Phrasal Verbs hunger after/for sth literary
■to want something very much 渴望；渴求•I hunger for your touch.我渴望你的抚摸。 •I've never hungered after power.我从不渴望权力。 |