"starving" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/

STAR-ving

UK

/stˈɑːvɪŋ/

STAH-ving

释义

If someone is starving, they are suffering badly from not having enough food. In everyday speech, it is also often used informally to mean very hungry.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/

英式英语

/stˈɑːvɪŋ/

简化发音

美式

STAR-ving

英式

STAH-ving

语境中听

The children were starving after the long trip.

Many people are starving because of the war.

I am starving and need lunch now.

We skipped breakfast, so by noon we were starving.