famished

/ˈfæmɪʃt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfæmɪʃt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfa-misht/ (ame, mw)

famished — adjective

  • famishedpositive
  • more famishedcomparative
  • most famishedsuperlative

1. needing food very badly because you have not eaten for a long time

1.形容詞B2
釋義

needing food very badly because you have not eaten for a long time

例句

After the delayed flight landed, Ezra was famished and bought two sandwiches.

predicative: be + famished after a long delay

The famished hikers fell silent when Vikram opened the pot of soup.

attributive: famished + plural noun

同義詞
  • hungry

    the neutral everyday word, much weaker than famished

  • starving

    more common in casual speech and can also refer to real lack of food

  • ravenous

    more vivid and intense, often suggesting a huge appetite

反義詞
  • full

    the common opposite when you have eaten enough

  • satisfied

    broader and less physical, but can describe hunger being fully met

文法句型

be / feel / look + famished

famished + noun

famished for + food

用法筆記

Most often used after linking verbs such as be, feel, and look. In everyday speech it often sounds slightly dramatic or playful, stronger than the neutral adjective hungry.

常見錯誤

❌I am famished to eat dinner.
✅I am famished and ready to eat dinner.
💡famished describes your state; it is not followed by an infinitive.
❌After class I was very famished.
✅After class I was famished.
💡famished already suggests an extreme degree, so very is usually unnecessary.