"hunger" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 饥饿
• 饥荒（长期缺乏食物）

Definition

指需要或想吃东西的感觉。它也可以表示某地严重缺乏食物，或对某事物的强烈渴望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'hunger' 最常见的是指身体上的饿。'I have hunger' 不自然，通常说 'I’m hungry'；'I feel hunger' 只在较正式语境中出现。它也常见于严肃话题，如 'world hunger'，以及 'a hunger for success' 这类表达，表示强烈的追求。

Examples

After school, I felt hunger and made a sandwich.

放学后，我感到**饥饿**，就做了一个三明治。

Many children suffer from hunger in poor areas.

许多孩子在贫困地区遭受**饥饿**。

Her hunger for knowledge made her read every day.

她对知识的**渴望**让她每天都读书。

By the time dinner arrived, my hunger was turning into anger.

等晚饭端上来时，我的**饥饿感**都快变成怒气了。

The documentary focuses on hunger across the world, not just one country.

这部纪录片关注的是全球的**饥饿**问题，而不只是一个国家。

You can see the hunger in his eyes when he talks about winning.

当他谈到获胜时，你能从他的眼神里看到那种**渴望**。