| 釋義 |
starvedpa. p. died of hunger,brought to death,killed餓死,扼殺,毀掉。 △Rom.1.1.225 (219): “For beautystarved with her severity / Cuts beauty off from pos-terity.” i.e. prevents all future ages from inheritingthe beauty she would have passed on to her children.讓美貌被她的嚴(yán)酷給餓斃,使得美貌斷絕,將來無以為繼。
starvedp. a. 1. emaciated as with want of food,lean好像因挨餓而消瘦的,精瘦的。 △2H.IV.3.2.330 (304): “This samestarved justice hath done nothing but prate to me ofthe wildness of his youth,”這個瘦得像沒吃飽的法官什么事也不干,只管向我嘮嘮叨叨談他年輕時的荒唐。 2. benumbed with cold凍僵的。 △2H.VI.3.1.343:“Ifear me you but warm the starved snake,/ Who.cherished in your breasts,will sting your hearts.”我恐怕你們不過是把一條凍僵了的蛇暖熱,它在你們懷里受到愛撫,接著就咬你們的心。 3. dying of hunger,ravenous餓得要死的,貪食的,貪婪的。 △Mer.4.1.137: “for thy desires / Are wolvish,bloody,starved,and ravenous.”你的心是狼一般的狠毒,嗜血,貪婪,殘暴。 |