famine
famine 英 [ˈfæmɪn] 美 [ˈfæmɪn]
n. 饥荒
名词复数:famines
- 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
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1. War brings death and famine.
战争带来死亡和饥荒。
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2. Thousands died of famine.
数千人死于饥荒。
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3. a severe famine
严重饥荒
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4. disasters such as floods and famine
水灾和饥荒这一类灾难
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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.
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