starvation
英 [stɑː'veɪʃn]
美[stɑr'veʃən]
- n. 饿死；挨饿；绝食
英英释意
- 1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
- 2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine;
- "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender"
- "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"