hunger

剑桥词典

hunger noun (NEED FOR FOOD)

[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
the feeling you have when you need to eat
飢餓感
I can't believe that that enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger. 我無法相信那麽一頓豐盛的飯菜都無法填飽你的肚子。
By about nine o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger. 9點鍾的時候，她開始餓得有點頭暈了。
I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat ) in the middle of the afternoon . 下午過半時，我常常會感到一陣陣的飢餓。
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
a situation in which the body does not have enough food
飢餓
All over the world , people die of hunger every day . 全世界每天都有人餓死。

例句

• After three days , we felt an agonizing , gnawing hunger.
• I don't know why I'm eating more - it's not hunger, it's just greed !
• We hadn't eaten since yesterday and the hunger pangs were getting harder to ignore .
• It revolts me to know that the world spends so much money on arms when millions are dying of hunger.
• Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst .

hunger noun (DESIRE)

[ 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
a strong wish or desire
渴望，盼望
a hunger for adventure /knowledge /success 對冒險／知識／成功的渴望 返回 hunger