"starvation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 飢餓（極度缺乏食物）

Definition

飢餓是指極度缺乏食物，可能導致嚴重虛弱甚至死亡。是長時間沒有足夠食物導致的痛苦狀態。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Starvation” 常用於正式或嚴肅場合，指極度缺乏食物並危及生命的狀況，不等同於“I'm starving!”這類日常誇張用語。常見於醫學、人道主義或歷史語境。

Examples

Starvation can happen when people do not have enough food.

當人們沒有足夠的食物時，可能會發生**飢餓**。

Starvation is a serious problem in some parts of the world.

**飢餓**在世界某些地區是一個嚴重的問題。

Many animals die of starvation during harsh winters.

許多動物在嚴寒的冬天因**飢餓**而死去。

After days without food, the group was close to starvation.

幾天沒有食物後，這羣人已接近**飢餓**的邊緣。

Doctors are working hard to treat children suffering from starvation.

醫生們正在努力治療因**飢餓**而受苦的兒童。

The documentary showed heartbreaking images of families facing starvation.

紀錄片展現了家庭面對**飢餓**的令人痛心畫面。