famine 英 [ˈfæmɪn]   美 [ˈfæmɪn]

famine

famine  英 [ˈfæmɪn] 美 [ˈfæmɪn]

n. 饥荒 

名词复数:famines 

War brings death and famine. 战争带来死亡和饥荒。
Thousands died of famine. 数千人死于饥荒。

  • A famine is a severe shortage of food, but not the "I forgot to go to the grocery store and there's nothing to eat in the house" type of shortage. A famine is usually caused by crop failure or disaster.
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  • n. 饥荒
  • 1. War brings death and famine.

    战争带来死亡和饥荒。

  • 2. Thousands died of famine.

    数千人死于饥荒。

  • 3. a severe famine

    严重饥荒

  • 4. disasters such as floods and famine

    水灾和饥荒这一类灾难

  • 5. to raise money for famine relief

    为赈济饥荒筹款

  • famine (n.) mid-14c., from Old French famine "famine, starvation" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *famina, from Latin fames "hunger, starvation, famine," which is of unknown origin.
fam·ine / ˈfæmɪn ; NAmE ˈfæmɪn / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] a lack of food during a long period of time in a region 饥荒 a severe famine 严重饥荒 disasters such as floods and famine 水灾和饥荒这一类灾难 the threat of widespread faminein the area 区内大范围的饥荒威胁 to raise money for famine relief 为赈济饥荒筹款 famine famines fam·ine / ˈfæmɪn ; NAmE ˈfæmɪn /
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