hunger
noun uk/ˈhʌŋ.ɡər/ us/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɚ/
(NEED FOR FOOD)
B1 [ U ]饥饿感
the feeling you have when you need to eat
I can't believe that that enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger. 我无法相信那么一顿丰盛的饭菜都无法填饱你的肚子。
By about nine o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger. 9点钟的时候，她开始饿得有点头晕了。
I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat) in the middle of the afternoon. 下午过半时，我常常会感到一阵阵的饥饿。
B2 [ U ]饥饿
a situation in which the body does not have enough food
All over the world, people die of hunger every day. 全世界每天都有人饿死。
- More examples
- After three days, we felt an agonizing, gnawing hunger.
- I don't know why I'm eating more - it's not hunger, it's just greed!
- We hadn't eaten since yesterday and the hunger pangs were getting harder to ignore.
- It revolts me to know that the world spends so much money on arms when millions are dying of hunger.
- Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst.
(DESIRE)
C1 [ S or U ]渴望，盼望
a strong wish or desire
a hunger for adventure/knowledge/success 对冒险／知识／成功的渴望