hungry
adjective uk/ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/ us/ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/
(NEEDING FOOD)
A1 饥饿的
wanting or needing food
By four o'clock I felt/was really hungry. 到4点钟的时候我觉得饿极了。
The children are always hungry when they get home from school. 孩子们放学回家时总是饥肠辘辘的。
There are too many hungry people (= people without enough to eat) in the world. 世界上有太多的人在挨饿。
She often goes hungry herself (= does not eat) so that her children can have enough to eat. 为了让孩子们有足够的吃的，她自己经常挨饿。
Digging the garden is hungry work (= makes you feel hunger). 在园子里挖地真是件让人容易饿的体力活儿。
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- I think it's a sin to waste food, when so many people in the world are hungry.
- I was hoping there'd be some food - I'm a bit hungry.
- The kids kept on about how hungry they were, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them up.
- The baby had a feed an hour ago, so she can't be hungry.
- When our cat is hungry, she starts clawing at my legs.
(WANTING)
C2 渴望的，想要的
having a strong wish or desire for something
She was so hungry for success that she'd do anything to achieve it. 她如此地渴望成功，愿意为之做任何事。
Journalists were hungry for details. 新闻记者非常渴望得知细节。