famished

英 [ˈfæmɪʃt]

美 [ˈfæmɪʃt]

adj.  很饿
v.  使极度饥饿; 使挨饿; 极度饥饿
famish的过去分词和过去式

BNC.33803 / COCA.23524

牛津词典

adj.

• 很饿
  very hungry
  1. When's lunch? I'm famished!
     什么时候吃午饭？我饿得要死了！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 饿扁的;饿极的
  If you arefamished, you are very hungry.
  1. Isn't dinner ready? I'm famished.
     饭好了吗？我都饿坏了。

英英释义

adj

• extremely hungry
  1. they were tired and famished for food and sleep
  2. a ravenous boy
  3. the family was starved and ragged
  4. fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy
  Synonym:ravenoussharp-setstarvedesurient

双语例句

• The cannon will warn every one to refuse shelter to a man wandering about naked and famished.
  他们会鸣炮向每一个沿海居民警告，叫他们不要庇护一个走投无路，赤身裸体，饥寒交迫的人。
• Famished ( or hungry) wolves were howling in the wilds.
  饿狼在野外哀嚎。
• Does everybody here recall old Foulon, who told the famished people that they might eat grass, and who died, and went to Hell?
  这儿的人还想得起老家伙富伦吗？他曾说过挨饿的人可以吃草。他不是已经死了，进地狱了么？
• A Malaysian couple returned from vacation to find a serial burglar lying on their floor, famished, dehydrated and clasping his hands in apology.
  一对马来西亚夫妇度假归来发现一个连续作案的窃贼躺在他家的地板上，已经饿得奄奄一息、还脱水。
• Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.
  有一天，雅各熬汤，以扫从田野回来累昏了。
• He was so famished that golden sparks danced before his eyes.
  他饿得眼前直冒金花。
• I think he looks famished.
  我觉得它（他）看上去很饿。
• The whole rocks sew sought with rock hole all, but unable to find, think they are famished.
  一切石头缝里和岩石洞都找遍了，但是找不着，以为他们是饿死了。
• Can we order now? I'm famished.
  现在我们可以点菜了吗？我饿极了。
• Rose of Sharon, bereft of her baby, nourished the famished man with the milk from her breasts.
  失掉自己婴儿的沙伦玫瑰用她的乳汁喂养那个快要饿死的男子。