hunger /'hʌŋgә/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
- (n.) strong desire for something (not food or drink)
- (v.) feel the need to eat
Chinese translation
- n. 饥饿, 渴望, 饥荒
- vt. 使挨饿
- vi. 挨饿, 渴望
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /'hʌŋgә/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.1 · Super Rare
Word forms
hungered, hungering, hungers
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