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原形:starve;三单:starves;过去式:starved;过去分词:starved;现在分词:starving
易混词辨析
starving、starve、starvation、hungry、famished
1. starving:①形容词 “饥饿的;挨饿的;渴望的”(程度重,如 “starving children”“starving for attention”);②动词现在分词(“starve” 的现在分词,如 “The animals are starving”);
2. starve:动词 “挨饿;饿死;渴望”(搭配 “starve to death” 或 “starve for”,如 “starve for food”“starve for love”);
3. starvation:名词 “饥饿;挨饿;饿死”(如 “die of starvation”“relieve starvation”);
4. hungry:形容词1. starving:①形容词 “饥饿的;挨饿的;渴望的”(程度重,如 “starving children”“starving for attention”);②动词现在分词(“starve” 的现在分词,如 “The animals are starving”);
2. starve:动词 “挨饿;饿死;渴望”(搭配 “starve to death” 或 “starve for”,如 “starve for food”“starve for love”);
3. starvation:名词 “饥饿;挨饿;饿死”(如 “die of starvation”“relieve starvation”);
4. hungry:形容词 “饥饿的;渴望的”(通用,程度轻,如 “hungry after work”“hungry for knowledge”),比 starving 更口语;
5. famished:形容词 “极饿的”(口语,程度与 starving 相近,如 “famished after the hike”),比 starving 更随意。
重要短语
starve to death饿死
starve for渴望;急需