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famished

/fam-isht/US // ˈfæm ɪʃt //

饥饿的,饥肠辘辘,饥寒交迫,饥肠辘辘的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : extremely hungry: to be famished after a hike; famished, homeless multitudes.

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Examples

  • North Korea is this impoverished, famished regime, but they have our attention because they have nuclear weapons.

  • Famished Financier Dear Famished: You, sir, have come to the right place.

  • Dash Snow was an artist whose subject matter involved rats, famished dogs, squalid sex, police brutality, and street life.

  • But this one swift achievement only whetted the famished appetite to more creative ardor.

  • All these famished islanders, in the depths of their savage country, promised each other to meet at the Nabob's table.

  • In November, fifteen martyrs were imprisoned in Canterbury castle, of whom all were either burnt or famished.

  • He helps you to a deep gully, and there you remain till evening, half-famished for food.

  • As soon as he discovered me, a bright gleam passed over his countenance, and he instantly held out to me that famished hand.