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starve verb ADVERB | VERB + STARVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBslowly 慢慢饿死literally 活活饿死◆She refused food and literally starved herself to death.她拒绝进食，把自己活活饿死了。VERB + STARVEleave sb to 任由某人挨饿◆He locked them in a room and left them to starve.他把他们锁在一间屋子里，任由他们挨饿。PREPOSITIONfor (usually figurative) 渴望⋯◆He is starving for attention.他渴望受到关注。of 缺乏⋯◆The baby's brain had been starved of oxygen.那婴儿的大脑缺氧了。PHRASESbe half starved 饿得半死◆The poor cat was half starved.这只可怜的猫已经饿得半死了。keep sb from starving 使某人不挨饿◆320 tons of food are needed each month to keep the people from starving.每月需要 320 吨粮食，才能使人们不致挨饿。starve in the streets, starve on the streets 在大街上忍饥挨饿◆Their policies will leave innocent children starving in the streets.他们的政策将让无辜的儿童流落街头，忍饥挨饿。starve to death 饿死 |