音标：[stɑ:v] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

v. (使)饿死, (使)挨饿

v. be hungry; go without food
v. die of food deprivation
v. deprive of food
v. deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

词型变化：过去分词 : starved ; 现在分词 : starving ; 过去式 : starved ; 第三人称单数 : starves ; 名词复数形式 : starves
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词性分布：

动词100%

starve的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)

They were suffered to starve on the pavement.他们流流街头，忍饥挨饿。
They would starve if food was difficult to find.如果很难找到食物，他们就会挨饿。
They would rather starve than give way.他们宁愿饿死也不妥协。
The explorers starved to death in the desert.探险者们在沙漠中饿死了。
The plant was starved of light and died.这株植物因为极度缺乏光照而死了。

用作及物动词(vt.)

It is silly to starve yourself to be skinny.显得有骨感而挨饿是愚蠢的.
They tried to starve him into submission.他们试图用饥饿来使他屈服。
The enemy is trying to starve us out.敌人想把我们饿出来。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Because there is no food, the people are starving.由于没有食品,人们在挨饿。
If the animals can't find enough plants to eat, they'll starve or have to leave the place.如果动物找不到足够的植物来吃,他们将会挨饿或者不得已离开这片土地。
You would starve if you don't work.不工作你就要挨饿。
They got lost in the desert and starved to death.他们在沙漠中迷路而饿死。
I'll never be dependent on anyone again. I'd rather starve.我再也不依赖任何人了,我宁愿饿死。
My hands are starving while I write in bed.我在床上写字的时候,双手冻僵了。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

They starved the enemy into surrendering.他们以饥饿迫使敌人投降。
She's starving herself, trying to lose weight.她在饿肚子减肥。

The workers of France were not the only ones who were being starved.法兰西的工人并不是唯一挨饿的工人。
I'm starved very much now because I have had nothing at all today.我现在饿极了,因为我今天什么也没吃。
You look starved.Go into the quilt quickly.你看来很冷,快钻到被窝里去。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)

starve for (v.+prep.)

Here inland I am starving for a sight of the sea.

在内地这儿,我非常渴望看见大海。

The motherless children were starving for affection.

这些没有母亲的孩子渴望亲情。

The lonely man starved for companionship.

这个孤独的人渴望有人陪伴。

The frontier station was starved for food and water.

边防站急需食物和水。

The patient's brain was starved for oxygen.

病人的大脑缺氧。

The engine was starved for petrol and wouldn't start.

这部引擎缺乏汽油,开不动。

starve out (v.+adv.)

They decided to starve the enemy out.

他们决定把敌人饿跑。

The refugees starved out.

难民因饥饿而人数大减。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

starve the horse使马挨饿
starve the prisoner使囚犯挨饿

～+副词

starve agonizingly〔miserably〕痛苦地挨饿
starve ceaselessly连续不断地挨饿
starve cruelly残忍地挨饿
starve deliberately故意地挨饿
starve gradually慢慢地挨饿
starve mentally精神上挨饿
starve niggardly勉强地挨饿
starve out以饥饿迫使…离开
starve the enemy out以饥饿迫使敌人出来

～+介词

starve for渴望,需要,因缺乏…而死亡
starve for knowledge渴求知识
starve into以饥饿迫使…
starve of渴望,急需; 迫切需要
starve of food迫切需要食物
starve to death饿死
starve oneself to death绝食至死

经典引文

'Lunch,' cried Mrs. Allerton...'I'm starving.'
出自：A. Christie
Two-thirds of the world starves.
出自：G. R. Turner
As never fool for love, I starved for you.
出自：fig.

【近义词】

famish（使）挨饿
hunger 饥饿
crave渴望
go hungry挨饿
fast快的
hungry饥饿的
lust贪欲
thirst渴望

【反义词】

satiate使饱足
feed喂养

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