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

• Visibly offended, ill, in love He was so famished that golden sparks danced Before his eyes.
  看得出受到冒犯、生他饿得眼前直冒金花。
• 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？
• I think he looks famished.
  我觉得它（他）看上去很饿。
• Eat when you're hungry, not famished.
  感到有面女饥的时候便吃，不要等到饿极了再吃。
• Blackthorne was famished and his mouth and body ached from the scurvy.
  布莱克松早已经饥肠辘辘，经受着败血症的折磨，嘴巴干裂，身体疼痛。
• He must be absolutely famished.
  他一定饿坏了。
• Have some dinner with us-you must be famished!
  和我们一起吃点饭吧，你一定很饿了。
• Famished ( or hungry) wolves were howling in the wilds.
  饿狼在野外哀嚎。
• Hearing the word, the man glared his eyes and said, It is because I am not willing to eat the food handed out in contempt that I have been famished to such a degree.
  那人一听这话，立即瞪着眼睛，说道：我就是因为不吃嗟来之食，才饿到这般地步的。
• 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。