a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
双语例句
Indifferent though we may be to starvation elsewhere, we cannot turn a blind eye to the precarious nature of Britain's food supply. "I'm all right, Jack" may be all right for us today. Tomorrow it may not be all right. 虽然我们可以对别的地方的饥饿漠不关心，但我们对英国自身不稳定的食物供应则不能视而不见。“我好就行了”对我们来说也许今天行，明天恐怕就不行了。
It is matter of life or death: if the seasonal rains don't come soon the crops will fail and millions of people will face starvation. 情况很紧急：如果季节性的雨不马上下的话，那么庄嫁就会枯死，几百万的人将面临饥饿。
Large numbers of people had to struggle on the verge of starvation. 那时许多人不得不挣扎在饥饿的边缘。
Disease often follows (on from) starvation because the body is weakened. 疾病的产生往往是由於饥饿的缘故，这是因身体虚弱所致。
