hunger

剑桥词典

hunger noun (NEED FOR FOOD)

[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
the feeling you have when you need to eat
饥饿感
I can't believe that that enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger. 我无法相信那么一顿丰盛的饭菜都无法填饱你的肚子。
By about nine o'clock she started to feel faint from/with hunger. 9点钟的时候，她开始饿得有点头晕了。
I often suffer from hunger pangs (= strong feelings of needing something to eat ) in the middle of the afternoon . 下午过半时，我常常会感到一阵阵的饥饿。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
a situation in which the body does not have enough food
饥饿
All over the world , people die of hunger every day . 全世界每天都有人饿死。

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)

[ 单数名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
a strong wish or desire
渴望，盼望
a hunger for adventure /knowledge /success 对冒险／知识／成功的渴望 返回 hunger