famine
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Famine is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die. 飢荒
Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine. 成千上萬的難民陷於戰爭、乾旱和飢荒的睏境。
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famine /ˈfæmɪn/ (famines)
剑桥词典
- a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people , causing illness and death , or a particular period when this happens
飢荒；飢荒時期
Another crop failure could result in widespread famine. 如果莊稼再次歉收就可能導致大範圍飢荒。
There were reports of refugees dying of famine. 有一些關於難民餓死的報告。
Thousands of people emigrated during the Irish potato famine of 1845–46. 在1845年到1846年間的愛爾蘭馬鈴薯飢荒時期，成千上萬的人移居國外。 返回 famine