"underfed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 营养不良的
• 吃不饱的

Definition

用于形容人或动物没有得到足够的食物或营养。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于健康、动物照护或人道援助领域；比“饿”（hungry）正式。常见搭配：‘营养不良的儿童’、‘营养不良的人口’。不要与‘营养不良’（malnourished，有时指特定营养素缺乏）混淆。

Examples

The puppy looked underfed and weak.

那只小狗看起来**营养不良**，很虚弱。

Many children in the village are underfed.

村里有许多孩子**营养不良**。

That horse looks underfed; it needs more food.

那匹马看起来**营养不良**，需要更多食物。

He adopted an underfed kitten he found in the street.

他收养了一只在街上发现的**营养不良**小猫。

After the drought, entire communities were left underfed.

干旱过后，整个社区都变得**营养不良**。

You could tell by her appearance that she was seriously underfed.

从她的外貌能看出她严重**营养不良**。