Famished
“Famished”是形容词,表示遭受极度饥饿的;非常饥饿的。
- “After skipping breakfast and lunch, I was absolutely famished by dinner time.” (在跳过早餐和午餐后,到晚餐时间我完全饿极了。)
- “The famished refugees had not eaten in days.” (饥饿的难民已经好几天没有吃东西了。)
- “She was famished after the long hike.” (长途徒步后,她饿极了。)
“Famished”来自动词”famish”(中古英语,来自盎格鲁-法语”afamer”,来自通俗拉丁语”affamare”),与拉丁语”fames”(“饥饿”)相关。
“Famished”由词根”fam-”(饥饿)+ 后缀”-ish”(使成为)+ 后缀”-ed”(过去分词/形容词)构成。
“Famished”是一个强调词,表示极度饥饿,比”hungry”(饥饿的)更强烈。
- 动词形式: “famish”(使饥饿)
- 名词形式: “famine”(饥荒)
“Famished”的音标是/ˈfæ-mɪʃt/,可以联想”fam-”(饥饿)+ “-ish”(使成为)+ “-ed”(已…),想象已处于极度饥饿的状态。
“After working in the fields all day without food, the farm workers were famished. They rushed to the dinner table, their famished stomachs growling loudly.” (在田里工作了一整天没有食物后,农场工人饿极了。他们冲向餐桌,饥饿的肚子大声咕咕叫。)