(1)1)饑餓的(suffering from hunger;starv-ing)：the～children/masses 饑餓的孩子們/群眾; 2)感到饑餓的，需要進(jìn)食的(feeling hunger， wanting or needing food)：be (a bit)～有點(diǎn)餓了;
(2)渴望的(wanting or desiring sth very much)[作pred]：[N(for)](fig)：be～for recognition/affection/companionship渴望得到承認(rèn)/愛(ài)/友情;be～for adventure很想去冒險(xiǎn);be～for news of sb渴望知道某人的消息;
(3)顯出饑餓的樣子(showing hunger)[通常作attrib]：have a～look面帶饑色;
(4)引起饑餓的(causing hunger)[作attrib]：～work使人很快就會(huì)感到饑餓的工作;
go hungry挨餓：have to go～for the rest of the week這周的其他時(shí)間只好挨餓;
←′hunger n;
→′hungrily adv饑餓地;饑渴地;
【辨異】hungry和starved均表示由于缺乏食物而感到饑餓的情況。hungry是個(gè)很普通的詞，表示各種程度的對(duì)得到食物的渴望，如：hungry between meals(兩餐之間感到饑餓);starved(餓死)表示由于長(zhǎng)時(shí)間持續(xù)地缺乏食物或食物供給不足而產(chǎn)生饑餓的情況，含有衰弱、憔悴或要死亡的意思，如：He looked thin and starved.(他看上去很消瘦、面帶饑色。)該詞還用于夸張的場(chǎng)合。如：I only had a sandwich for lunch，so I'm starved (hungry).(午餐我只吃了一塊三明治，我要餓死了。)