starve词组,隐喻,短语

starve

starvestarve[stɑːv]'starve for sth;'starve sb/sth for sth (AmE)1.■to feel you do not have something that you really need; to prevent sb/sth from having sth necessary or very important渴求；迫切需要；使…缺乏…:Sam was starving for a kind word from Clare.萨姆渴望听到克莱尔的一句好话。The children were starved for affection.这些孩子严重缺乏爱。2.■Starve for sth is usually used in the progressive tenses.starve for sth 通常用于进行时。3.■Starve sb/sth for sth is usually used in the passive. starve sb/sth for sth 通常用于被动语态。see also STARVE SB/STH OF STH[G]v+prep ◆ v+n/pron+prep'starve sb into sth;'starve sb into doing sth 4.■to force sb to do sth or accept sth by preventing them from getting food or money断绝食物﹙或资金﹚来源以迫使某人做某事:The aim was to starve the enemy into submission .目的是断绝敌人的粮食，迫使他们屈服。[G]v+n/pron+prep'starve sb/sth of sth 5.■to prevent sb/sth from having sth that they want or need使…得不到…；使缺乏所需:The project is being starved of funds.这个项目正苦于缺少资金。The baby had been starved of oxygen at birth.这个婴儿出生时缺氧。Teachers described the students as starved of attention and affection.教师们说这些学生缺乏关爱。[synonym]deprive sb/sth/yourself of sth6.■[NOTE]Starve sb/sth of sth is usually used in the passive. starve sb/sth of sth 通常用于被动语态。see also STARVE FOR STH,STARVE SB/STH FOR STH[G]v+n/pron+prep,starve sb 'out 7.■to force sb to leave a place by not allowing them to get food以断绝食物来源迫使某人出来:It took a month to starve them out.给他们断绝食物一个月才把他们迫了出来。A few rebels remain in the area. The rest have been starved out.少数反叛者还留在那个地区，其余的都饿得跑出来了。[G]v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n