go hungry
go hungry — 慣用語
1. to have too little food because there is not enough money or food available
挨餓
因沒有足夠食物或金錢而吃不飽
to have too little food because there is not enough money or food available
During the flood, many families went hungry until supplies reached the village.
洪水期間，許多家庭一直挨餓，直到物資送到村子。
went hungry
The school started a breakfast program so that no student would go hungry.
學校開始供應早餐，讓沒有學生會挨餓。
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After rent doubled, some workers went hungry to keep their children fed.
房租翻倍後，有些工人為了讓孩子吃飽，自己挨餓。
The charity keeps a food shelf open for people who might otherwise go hungry.
這個慈善機構讓食物櫃持續開放，幫助那些否則可能挨餓的人。
- not have enough to eat
plain and direct; close in meaning
- suffer from hunger
more formal and often used in reports
- be underfed
suggests not being given enough food over time
- have enough to eat
to have sufficient food
文法句型
go hungry
go hungry for days
families/children go hungry
make sure no one goes hungry
用法筆記
This phrase usually describes real hardship caused by lack of food or money. For ordinary hunger between meals, use 'be hungry' or 'feel hungry' instead.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'go hungry' for a normal missed snack. Say 'I was hungry after class,' not 'I went hungry after class.'
Use the pattern 'go hungry' without an article or object: 'families went hungry,' not 'families went a hungry.'