starved
/stɑːvd/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈɑrvd] /stɑːrvd/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈɑrvd] /ˈstärv How to pronounce starve (audio)/ (ame, mw)
starved — 形容詞
- starvedpositive
- starvedercomparative
- starvedestsuperlative
1. feeling so hungry that you badly need food right away
餓壞了
餓到很想立刻吃東西
feeling so hungry that you badly need food right away
By the end of practice, Gita was starved and ate two sandwiches.
練習結束時，Gita 餓壞了，一口氣吃了兩個三明治。
predicative: be + starved
After the delayed train, Noa felt starved when she reached home.
火車誤點後，Noa 一到家就覺得自己餓壞了。
The kids came in starved after swimming at the lake all afternoon.
孩子們在湖裡游了一下午，進門時都餓壞了。
Salma sounded starved, so her brother ordered noodles for both of them.
Salma 聽起來像是餓壞了，所以她哥哥替兩人點了麵。
文法句型
be / feel + starved
用法筆記
Usually used after be or feel in everyday speech. It is stronger and more dramatic than hungry, and often exaggerates a temporary need for food.
常見錯誤
2. not getting enough of something necessary, such as time, money, staff, or attent
匱乏的
缺少所需資源或關注
not getting enough of something necessary, such as time, money, staff, or attention
Small rural schools are starved of science equipment and lab space.
偏鄉小學在科學器材和實驗空間方面都很匱乏。
be + starved of + resources
After the merger, the arts team felt starved of time and support.
合併之後，藝術團隊覺得自己在時間和支援上都很匱乏。
The old neighborhood was starved of investment for more than a decade.
那個老社區十多年來一直缺乏投資。
Renata said she felt starved of adult conversation during maternity leave.
Renata 說她休產假期間很缺乏和大人聊天的機會。
- well-supplied
Having plenty of what is needed
- supported
Receiving enough help or resources
文法句型
be / feel + starved of + noun
用法筆記
This sense is usually followed by of and often refers to abstract needs such as money, support, staff, or attention rather than food.
常見錯誤
3. so thin from too little food that the body looks weak and unhealthy
瘦得可怕
因長期缺食而瘦弱不健康
so thin from too little food that the body looks weak and unhealthy
The shelter took in a starved dog that had wandered beside the highway.
收容所收進了一隻沿著公路流浪、瘦得可怕的狗。
attributive: starved + animal noun
After months alone, the rescued horse looked starved and weak.
獨自待了好幾個月後，那匹獲救的馬看起來瘦得可怕又虛弱。
look + starved
Leo was shocked by the starved calves standing in the muddy field.
Leo 看到那些站在泥地裡、瘦骨嶙峋的小牛時很震驚。
When the photo appeared online, viewers worried the cat seemed starved.
那張照片一出現在網路上，大家就擔心那隻貓看起來像是長期挨餓。
- emaciated
More formal and often used in medical or news writing
- malnourished
Broader and more clinical; includes poor nutrition as well as too little food
- skeletal
Focuses on the visible bones and extreme thinness
文法句型
starved + noun
be / look / seem + starved
用法筆記
This describes visible physical damage from not having enough food over time. It is much stronger than thin or slim.
常見錯誤
starved — 動詞
- starvedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- starveds3rd person singular
- starveding-ing form
- starvededpast simple
1. to become dangerously weak or die because there is no food, or to make a person
餓死；使挨餓
因缺糧受苦致死；使其如此
to become dangerously weak or die because there is no food, or to make a person or animal suffer in that way
Crops failed for two years, and whole villages starved that winter.
作物連續兩年歉收，整個冬天都有村莊裡的人被餓死。
intransitive: people starved during famine
During the siege, trapped families starved before aid trucks arrived.
圍城期間，受困的家庭在救援卡車抵達前一直挨餓。
The cruel keeper starved the bears until inspectors closed the park.
那名殘忍的管理員讓熊一直挨餓，直到稽查員關閉了園區。
Many prisoners starved after the army cut off food to the camp.
軍隊切斷營地糧食後，許多囚犯被活活餓死。
文法句型
starve
starve somebody
starve to death
用法筆記
This is the literal food sense and often appears in contexts of famine, war, cruelty, or severe neglect. For an ordinary missed meal, English usually uses hungry instead.
常見錯誤
2. to lack something badly, or to keep a person, group, or place from getting what
缺乏；剝奪
缺少所需之物，或使其拿不到
to lack something badly, or to keep a person, group, or place from getting what it needs
After the factory closed, the town starved for jobs and fresh investment.
工廠關閉後，那座城鎮一直缺乏工作機會和新的投資。
intransitive: starve for + needed thing
Repeated cuts starved the hospital of nurses, beds, and basic medicine.
一再刪減預算，使那家醫院被剝奪了護理人員、病床和基本藥品。
transitive: starve + institution of resources
Officials starved village schools of funds for books and repairs.
官員們長期剝奪偏鄉學校購書和維修的經費。
The blockade starved the port of fuel until shops had to close.
封鎖讓港口被斷了燃料供應，直到商店只好關門。
文法句型
starve for + noun
starve somebody / something of + noun
用法筆記
In modern use, the intransitive pattern usually takes for, while the transitive pattern takes of. The sense is often figurative and commonly refers to money, staff, fuel, or attention.
常見錯誤
3. to suffer badly or die because of extreme cold
受凍；凍死
因酷寒而受苦或死亡
to suffer badly or die because of extreme cold
Two shepherds starved in the snow after the blizzard blocked the pass.
暴風雪封住山口後，兩名牧羊人在雪地裡活活凍死。
rare older use with cold exposure
The lost climber starved overnight when his wet clothes froze solid.
那名迷路的登山客整夜受凍，因為濕衣服都結成了硬冰。
Without dry wood, the children nearly starved from the bitter cold.
沒有乾柴時，那些孩子差點在刺骨寒意中凍死。
Old records say several prisoners starved in unheated cells that winter.
舊檔案記載，那年冬天有好幾名囚犯在沒有暖氣的牢房裡被凍死。
文法句型
starve in the cold
starve from the cold
用法筆記
This cold sense is old-fashioned and mainly found in older writing or historical summaries. In ordinary modern English, people usually say freeze or freeze to death instead.