hungry ['hʌŋ.gri] adjective NEEDING FOOD 需要食物的 ESSENTIAL ■wanting or needing food 饥饿的•By four o'clock I felt/was really hungry.到四点钟的时候我觉得肚子非常饿。 •Digging the garden is hungry work (= makes you feel hunger).在园里挖土真是一件令人容易饥饿的活动。 •The children are always hungry (= want something to eat) when they get home from school.孩子们放学回家时总是饥肠辘辘。 •There are too many hungry people (= people without enough to eat) in the world.世界上有太多人在挨饿。 •She often goes hungry herself (= does not eat) so that her children can have enough to eat.为了令孩子们有足够食物,她自己经常挨饿。 ['hʌŋ.gri] adjective WANTING 想要的 ■having a strong wish or desire for something 渴望的;想要的•She was so hungry for success that she'd do anything to achieve it.她如此渴望成功,愿意为之做任何事。 •Journalists were hungry for details.新闻记者非常渴望得知细节。 |