starvation
n[U]
suffering ordeath caused by lack of food 挨饿; 饿死: die of starvation饿死
[attrib 作定语]
starvation wages, ie too low to buy enough food 不够维持基本生活的工资
a starvation diet, ie barely enough food to keep one alive 仅够存活的日常饮食.
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*[stɑ:'veiʃәn]n. 饥饿, 饿死【医】 绝食, 饥锇(指长时期的)相关词组: die of starvation
since her parents had impressed upon her that it would be unforgivable to miss it and cause the friends with whom she was going to stay to make two journeys to meet her.