hungry
剑桥词典
- I think it's a sin to waste food , when so many people in the world are hungry.
- I was hoping there'd be some food - I'm a bit hungry.
- The kids kept on about how hungry they were, so their father gave them some biscuits to shut them up.
- The baby had a feed an hour ago, so she can't be hungry.
- When our cat is hungry, she starts clawing at my legs .
hungry adjective (NEEDING FOOD)
wanting or needing food饥饿的
By four o'clock I felt /was really hungry. 到4点钟的时候我觉得饿极了。
The children are always hungry when they get home from school . 孩子们放学回家时总是饥肠辘辘的。
There are too many hungry people (= people without enough to eat ) in the world . 世界上有太多的人在挨饿。
She often goes hungry herself (= does not eat ) so that her children can have enough to eat . 为了让孩子们有足够的吃的,她自己经常挨饿。
Digging the garden is hungry work (= makes you feel hunger ). 在园子里挖地真是件让人容易饿的体力活儿。
例句
hungry adjective (WANTING)
having a strong wish or desire for something渴望的,想要的
She was so hungry for success that she'd do anything to achieve it. 她如此地渴望成功,愿意为之做任何事。
Journalists were hungry for details . 新闻记者非常渴望得知细节。 返回 hungry