"famished" in Chinese (Simplified)
极饿饥肠辘辘
Definition
非常饿;极度需要食物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Famished' 比 'hungry' 强烈得多,通常用于强调非常饿,多为夸张表达。一般是口语中出现,很少用于正式场合。
Examples
I'm famished after skipping lunch.
我没吃午饭,现在**极饿**。
The children were famished when they came home.
孩子们回家时**饥肠辘辘**。
After the long hike, we were all famished.
长时间徒步后,我们都**极饿**了。
Do you want to order pizza? I'm absolutely famished!
要不要点披萨?我现在简直**极饿**!
Let's eat now—I'm famished from all this work.
我们现在吃吧——干了这么多活,我**极饿**了。
By the time dinner was ready, everyone at the table was famished.
等晚餐准备好时,桌上的每个人都**饥肠辘辘**。