| 释义 |
●ˈstarve for sth●ˈstarve sb/sth for sth (NAmE) to feel you do not have sth that you really need; to prevent sb/sth from having sth necessary or very important 渴求；急需；使缺乏◆Sam was starving for a kind word from Clare.
萨姆渴望听到克莱尔一句体贴的话。◆The children were starved for affection.
这些孩子渴望关爱。 NOTE Starve for sth is usually used in the progressive tenses. Usually used in the passive. * starve for sth 通常用于进行时，并且通常用于被动语态。 ➡ see also starve sb/sth of sth[v + prep] [v + n/pron + prep] |