famine

['fæmin]

n.饥荒, 极度缺乏

例句与用法：

Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal.

千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊。

War, famine and flood are terrible evils.

战争、饥荒和洪水都是可怕的灾祸。

The Government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims.

政府已承诺赈济饥民。

Famine is often the sequel to war or drought.

饥荒往往是战争或干旱造成的。

Under water, famine; under snow, bread.

[谚]洪水造饥馑，瑞雪兆丰年。

It's impossible to remain unmoved by her reports of the famine.

任何人对她报道的饥荒情况都不可能无动于衷。

We are collecting money for the famine victim.

我们在为遭受饥荒的灾民募捐。

Thousands of people died of famine.

千千万万的人死于饥荒。

详细释义：

n.

1. 饥荒[C][U]

Drought has caused famine in Africa.

干旱在非洲造成了饥荒。

2. 饥饿[U]

3. 奇缺[C][U]

There was a famine of water in this locality.

这地方有过水荒。