famished

英 [ˈfæmɪʃt]

美 [ˈfæmɪʃt]

adj.  很饿
v.  使极度饥饿; 使挨饿; 极度饥饿
famish的过去分词和过去式

BNC.33803 / COCA.23524

牛津词典

adj.

• 很饿
  very hungry
  1. When's lunch? I'm famished!
     什么时候吃午饭？我饿得要死了！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 饿扁的;饿极的
  If you arefamished, you are very hungry.
  1. Isn't dinner ready? I'm famished.
     饭好了吗？我都饿坏了。

英英释义

adj

• extremely hungry
  1. they were tired and famished for food and sleep
  2. a ravenous boy
  3. the family was starved and ragged
  4. fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
  Synonym:ravenoussharp-setstarvedesurient

双语例句

• In recent years it has struggled to deter famished North Koreans from venturing across the border.
  近些年，中国一直设法防止饥肠辘辘的朝鲜人冒险越境进入中国。
• He was so famished that golden sparks danced before his eyes.
  他饿得眼前直冒金花。
• The child looked half famished.
  那孩子看来很饿了。
• The cannon will warn every one to refuse shelter to a man wandering about naked and famished.
  他们会鸣炮向每一个沿海居民警告，叫他们不要庇护一个走投无路，赤身裸体，饥寒交迫的人。
• I was famished, and wondered when mother's milk would come. I did mind, although no one seemed to realize it.
  我饿极了，想到母亲的奶不知何时才来，我是很在乎的，但是没有人知道。
• We offer food and wine to the famished ghosts that come up to earth from hell.
  我们供食物和酒给那些从地府来到人间的饿鬼。
• The whole rocks sew sought with rock hole all, but unable to find, think they are famished.
  一切石头缝里和岩石洞都找遍了，但是找不着，以为他们是饿死了。
• Can we order now? I'm famished.
  现在我们可以点菜了吗？我饿极了。
• He must be absolutely famished.
  他一定饿坏了。
• If you walk in to a party famished, its setting you up for disaster, says the expert. Maybe eat slightly fewer calories than usual, and focus on veggies and lean protein.
  如果你什么都不吃就去参加派对，那简直是对自己的灾难。专家称，你可以比平常少吃一点，多吃蔬菜和瘦肉。