Famine ˈfæmɪn People Noun Situation Large Relief Fam·Ine
This flashcard defines "famine" as a prolonged period in a region where there is a severe lack of food, leading to widespread death. It can be both a countable and uncountable noun.
This flashcard defines "famine" as a prolonged period in a region where there is a severe lack of food, leading to widespread death. It can be both a countable and uncountable noun.
[N-VAR 可变名词]饥馑；饥荒Famine is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine...
成千上万的难民陷于战争、旱灾和饥荒之中。
The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.
内战阻碍着救援机构对饥荒赈济物资的配给。
Oxford
fam·ine/ˈfæmɪn; NAmEˈfæmɪn/noun[countable , uncountable ]a lack of food during a long period of time in a region 饥荒◆a severe famine严重饥荒◆disasters such as floods and famine水灾和饥荒这一类灾难◆the threat of widespread faminein the area 区内大范围的饥荒威胁◆to raise money for famine relief为赈济饥荒筹款faminefaminesfam·ine/ˈfæmɪn; NAmEˈfæmɪn/
a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die: the great potato famine in Irelandsevere/widespread famine Widespread famine had triggered a number of violent protests. A million people are facing famine.
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饥荒(99%)，极度缺乏(1%)
n.饥荒；饥饿，奇缺
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