"starving" in Chinese (Traditional)
快餓死了的挨餓的
Definition
如果某人是starving,表示他因沒有足夠的食物而嚴重挨餓。在日常口語中,這個詞也常被非正式地用來表示「非常餓」。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
它通常比 'hungry' 語氣更強。在嚴肅語境中,它表示真正缺乏食物;在日常口語中,'I'm starving' 通常只是表示「我非常餓」。常見搭配是 'be starving'。在涉及真實飢荒或苦難時,要謹慎使用這種口語化說法。
Examples
The children were starving after the long trip.
孩子們長途旅行後都**快餓死了**。
Many people are starving because of the war.
很多人因為戰爭而**挨餓**。
I am starving and need lunch now.
我**快餓死了**,現在就得喫午飯。
We skipped breakfast, so by noon we were starving.
我們沒喫早餐,所以到中午時都**快餓死了**。
Can we order soon? I'm starving.
我們能快點點餐嗎?我**快餓死了**。
After that workout, I was absolutely starving.
那次鍛鍊之後,我簡直**快餓死了**。