famished

英 [ˈfæmɪʃt]

美 [ˈfæmɪʃt]

adj.  很饿
v.  使极度饥饿; 使挨饿; 极度饥饿
famish的过去分词和过去式

BNC.33803 / COCA.23524

牛津词典

adj.

• 很饿
  very hungry
  1. When's lunch? I'm famished!
     什么时候吃午饭？我饿得要死了！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 饿扁的;饿极的
  If you arefamished, you are very hungry.
  1. Isn't dinner ready? I'm famished.
     饭好了吗？我都饿坏了。

英英释义

adj

• extremely hungry
  1. they were tired and famished for food and sleep
  2. a ravenous boy
  3. the family was starved and ragged
  4. fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
  Synonym:ravenoussharp-setstarvedesurient

双语例句

• I was famished, and wondered when mother's milk would come. I did mind, although no one seemed to realize it.
  我饿极了，想到母亲的奶不知何时才来，我是很在乎的，但是没有人知道。
• The cannon will warn every one to refuse shelter to a man wandering about naked and famished.
  他们会鸣炮向每一个沿海居民警告，叫他们不要庇护一个走投无路，赤身裸体，饥寒交迫的人。
• Rose of Sharon, bereft of her baby, nourished the famished man with the milk from her breasts.
  失掉自己婴儿的沙伦玫瑰用她的乳汁喂养那个快要饿死的男子。
• A Malaysian couple returned from vacation to find a serial burglar lying on their floor, famished, dehydrated and clasping his hands in apology.
  一对马来西亚夫妇度假归来发现一个连续作案的窃贼躺在他家的地板上，已经饿得奄奄一息、还脱水。
• Hearing the word, the man glared his eyes and said, It is because I am not willing to eat the food handed out in contempt that I have been famished to such a degree.
  那人一听这话，立即瞪着眼睛，说道：我就是因为不吃嗟来之食，才饿到这般地步的。
• I eat like a famished ogre; it, the sea air. '
  现在吃起饭来活象个饿鬼，这全是受了海洋气候的影响。
• Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.
  有一天，雅各熬汤，以扫从田野回来累昏了。
• He must be absolutely famished.
  他一定饿坏了。
• Eat when you're hungry, not famished.
  感到有面女饥的时候便吃，不要等到饿极了再吃。
• When that mine eye is famished for a look.
  当眼儿渴望要一见你的尊容。