"underfed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 營養不良的
• 喫不飽的

Definition

用來形容人或動物沒有得到足夠的食物或營養。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於健康、動物照護或人道救援領域，比「餓」（hungry）正式。常見用語如「營養不良的兒童」、「營養不良的人口」。不要和「營養不良」（malnourished，有時指特定營養素缺乏）混淆。

Examples

The puppy looked underfed and weak.

那隻小狗看起來**營養不良**，很虛弱。

Many children in the village are underfed.

村裡有許多孩子**營養不良**。

That horse looks underfed; it needs more food.

那匹馬看起來**營養不良**，需要更多食物。

He adopted an underfed kitten he found in the street.

他收養了一隻在街上發現的**營養不良**小貓。

After the drought, entire communities were left underfed.

乾旱過後，整個社區都變得**營養不良**。

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

從她的外貌能看出她嚴重**營養不良**。