1 [U] the state of not having enough food to eat, especially when this causes illness or death 饥饿:
In the Third World many people die of hunger each year.第三世界每年都有许多人饿死。☞Look at thirst. 参看thirst。
2 [U] the feeling caused by a need to eat 饿:
Hunger is one reason why babies cry.肚子饿是婴儿啼哭的原因之一。
Be careful. You cannot say I have hunger in English. You must say: I am hungry.注意:“我肚子饿”不能说I have hunger,应该说I am hungry。
3 [sing] a hunger (for sth) a strong desire for sth 渴望:
a hunger for knowledge/fame/success对知识╱名气╱成功的渴求
hunger²
/ˈhʌŋgə(r) ||; ˈhʌŋgɚ/verb
(formal 正式)
hunger for/after sth to have a strong desire for sth 渴求或渴望得到(某物)
hunger/ˋhʌŋgɚ; ˈhʌŋɡə/n [U]1 the feeling you have when you need to eat 饥饿感: The baby was crying with hunger. 宝宝饿得哭了。2 a severe lack of food, especially for a long period of time [→ thirst] 〔尤指长期的〕饥饿: Hundreds of people are dying of hunger every day. 每天都有几百人死于饥饿。
hungerhungerhungershungeredhungeringnoun (no plural)the feeling that you want or need to eatspeakingBe careful! We say I am hungry not I have hunger.Look at thirst.