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famish [ˈfæmıʃ] VB trans, intr

(使)挨饿 ái'è

▶ famished ADJ

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Though the stew was tolerable when famished, many soldiers detested it. en.wikipedia.org

This has left the whole family famished and now the banks are demanding repayment of loans or else the family will be stripped off their land and house. en.wikipedia.org

He is almost famished and wears a very worn-out tuxedo. en.wikipedia.org

Some had received food, others were famished. en.wikipedia.org

Exhausted, they became famished at times only to have more animals offering themselves for sacrifice. en.wikipedia.org

During his journey through the day and night, he is fatigued, footsore, and famished, urged on by the thought of his wife and children. en.wikipedia.org

Cold and famished, the pair enter a seemingly abandoned luxurious house. en.wikipedia.org

To the latter, he expressed his contempt for his own mutinous and half famished troops, and his admiration for the disciplined valour of his opponents. en.wikipedia.org

On arriving, after having walked cold and famished, they were given a whole slice of bread, spread with rancid butter. en.wikipedia.org

Famished, delusioned and full of self-pity, he ends up wandering from one place to another like a sanyasi. en.wikipedia.org

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