starving
[ˈstɑrvɪŋ]
adj.
饥饿，引申为供应不足;
挨饿的;
v.
（使）挨饿，饥饿( starve的现在分词 );
缺乏，急需;
例句:
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Starving prisoners...scavenged for potato peelings in the refuse containers.
来自B. Bettelheim
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Pictures of starving children have sent many people scurrying to donate money.
看到一张张忍饥挨饿的孩子们的照片，许多人赶忙捐钱。
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Getting food to starving people does nothing to stop the war.
为挨饿的人们提供食物对制止战争毫无帮助。
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A number of the prisoners we saw are starving.
我们看到的一些囚犯快要饿死了。
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If you are starving, a computer is worthless.
来自SA
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Two grandsons were starving eight and ten years old.
来自NEWYORKER