hungry
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1
(a) suffering from weakness, pain, etc because of lack of food; starving 饥饿的; 挨饿的
the hungry masses 饥民.
(b) feeling a desire for food 感到饿的
Let's eat soon I'm hungry! 咱们早点儿吃吧--我饿了!
2 [pred 作表语]
~ for sth (fig 比喻) in need of sth; feeling a strong desire for sth 需要某事物; 渴望得到某事物
The orphan was hungry for affection. 这孤儿渴望得到爱.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
showing hunger 显出饥饿样子的
He had a hungry look. 他面有饥色.
4 [attrib 作定语]
causing hunger 引起饥饿的
Haymaking is hungry work. 割草晾晒的活儿很累, 干一会儿就饿了.
5 (idm 习语) go `hungry remain unfed 挨饿
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of the harvest. 由於收成不好, 成千上万的人在挨饿.
I'd rather go hungry than eat that! 我宁可挨饿也不吃那种东西!
sparevt. 节省,俭省;不用,抽出,省掉;宽恕,饶(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻烦等);出让,割爱,分让;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);预备的,备用的,替换用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,简陋的,粗陋的;
n. 备用零件,备用轮胎;节省,俭省;〈美〉(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒;预备品,替换品;
vi. 节约;节省;饶恕;宽容;