[stɑ:v]
vt. 使挨饿,使饥饿
vi. 挨饿,饥饿;饿死
来源于古英语steorfan(死)。
例:
vt.
They tried to starve the army into surrender. 他们试图使守军因饥饿而投降。
She refused food and literally starved herself to death. 她拒绝进食，把自己活活饿死了。
The poor cat was half starved. 这只可怜的猫已经饿得半死了。
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。
vi.
He locked them in and left them to starve. 他把他们锁了起来，任由他们挨饿。
Many starved in the drought. 旱灾饿死了很多人。