famine
饥荒
常用释义
英音[ ˈfæmɪn ]
美音[ ˈfæmɪn ]
变形
复数:
famines
基本释义
- n. 饥荒，饥馑；匮乏，短缺；<古>饥饿
例句
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1·Famine hit that benighted country once more.饥荒再次袭击了那个落后的国家。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.饥荒威胁着该大陆人口数量。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·If the drought continues there's going to be a famine.如果旱灾继续下去很可能要发生饥荒。来源: 《牛津词典》
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4·Many Irish people went over to America during the famine.许多爱尔兰人在饥荒时期迁徙到美国。来源: 《牛津词典》
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5·Her grandparents came over from Ireland during the famine.她的祖父母是在饥荒时期从爱尔兰迁移过来的。来源: 《牛津词典》
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6·Organizing famine relief presents huge logistical problems.组织饥荒救济工作涉及繁重的安排协调问题。来源: 《牛津词典》
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7·Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine.成千上万的难民陷于战争、干旱和饥荒的困境。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·The famine turned the normal modulation of climate into disaster.饥荒将正常的气候变化演变成了灾难。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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9·These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.几星期来的干旱再次引起了群众对大饥荒的恐慌。来源: 《牛津词典》
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10·Famine stared us in the face.饥荒迫在眉睫。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
同根词
词根：
famine
famished
adj
极饥饿的
famished
v
使饥饿（famish的过去式）