hungry
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1
(a) suffering from weakness, pain, etc because of lack of food; starving 饑餓的; 挨餓的
the hungry masses 饑民.
(b) feeling a desire for food 感到餓的
Let's eat soon I'm hungry! 咱們早點兒吃吧--我餓了!
2 [pred 作表語]
~ for sth (fig 比喻) in need of sth; feeling a strong desire for sth 需要某事物; 渴望得到某事物
The orphan was hungry for affection. 這孤兒渴望得到愛.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
showing hunger 顯出饑餓樣子的
He had a hungry look. 他面有饑色.
4 [attrib 作定語]
causing hunger 引起饑餓的
Haymaking is hungry work. 割草晾曬的活兒很累, 干一會兒就餓了.
5 (idm 習語) go `hungry remain unfed 挨餓
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of the harvest. 由於收成不好, 成千上萬的人在挨餓.
I'd rather go hungry than eat that! 我寧可挨餓也不吃那種東西!