(1)(使)挨餓，餓死((cause to) suffer greatly or die from hunger)[I，I+prep，T+n，T+n+prep]：Thousands of refugees are～ing. 數(shù)以千計(jì)的難民在挨餓。They will～if the crops fail again. 如果再歉收的話，他們將挨餓。～sb to death(使)餓死;Don't～his animals. 別把他的牲口餓壞了。be accused of～ing the prisoners 被控使犯人挨餓;～oneself to try to lose weight/to buy books (infml)試圖通過饑餓使自己減肥/忍饑挨餓去買書;～the town into submission 以饑餓迫使鎮(zhèn)民屈服;〖同〗hunger;〖反〗overeat;
(2)饑餓(feel very hungry)[I][僅用prog](infml)：Is the dinner ready? I'm～ing! 晚飯吃什么? 我餓壞了。You must be～ing. 你一定餓極了。
(3)(使)渴望(求)，(使)迫切需要((cause to) want or long for sth needed)[I+prep (for)，T+n+prep(of)通常pass]：～for companionship/a little love/sympathy 渴望友誼/一點(diǎn)愛/同情;be～d of affection 需要愛;(factory) be～d of technical expertise/resources/petrol (fig)(工廠)迫切需要技術(shù)知識(shí)/資金/汽油;〖同〗hunger，long;
starve sb into (doing) sth 使某人挨餓以迫使其做某事：～a prisoner into confessing to a crime 讓犯人挨餓迫使其承認(rèn)犯罪;
starve sb out of (sth)(v adv)把某人從……餓出來：It took ten days to～the enemy out (of the blockhome). 用了10天時(shí)間才迫使敵人因饑餓(從碉堡里)走出來。
→star′vation n 饑(挨)餓，餓死;′starveling n 挨餓者，面黃肌瘦的人;餓瘦的動(dòng)物;
【辨異】starved與 hungry的區(qū)別見HUNGRY。