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n. 饥饿,饿死,绝食;缺乏,不足 

拆分: starve饥饿 + e脱落 + -ation名词词尾 

例:
The animals had died of starvation. 动物因饥饿而死亡。 
The workers lived in poor conditions and were paid starvation wages. 工人的生活条件很差，所得工资难以维持生计。 
Millions of people around the world live at or below starvation level. 全世界有数以百万计的人刚够上飢饿线或生活在飢饿线之下。 
The pilot had lost consciousness because of oxygen starvation. 飞行员因为缺氧已经失去了知觉。