famine
/ˈfæmɪn/
n.
一句话记住
饥荒;饥馑
释义与例句
n.
饥荒;饥馑
a serious lack of food over a wide area, causing hunger and death for many people
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The failed harvest led to a severe famine across the region.
庄稼歉收导致该地区发生严重饥荒。
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International aid saved thousands of people from famine.
国际援助使数千人免于饥荒。
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War and drought have increased the risk of famine.
战争和干旱增加了发生饥荒的风险。
词源与构词
源自古法语 famine,再追溯至拉丁语 fames,原义为“饥饿”。
记忆钩子
famine 描述地区性“大饥荒”,个人“很饿”是 hungry 或 starving,不要用 famine。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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famished 极饿的与 famine 同源,口语中表示“饿极了”,如 I'm famished。
同义词
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starvation 饥饿;饿死starvation 指人或动物严重缺乏食物的状态或过程;famine 指大范围地区普遍缺粮的社会性灾难。The refugees were suffering from starvation. 这些难民正遭受饥饿折磨。
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food shortage 粮食短缺food shortage 泛指食物供应不足,程度可轻可重;famine 特指严重且大范围、危及生命的饥荒。Poor transport caused a food shortage in the mountains. 交通不畅造成山区粮食短缺。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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fame 名声;名望famine 与 fame 拼写相近但含义无关:famine 是“饥荒”,fame 是“名声”。The actor achieved international fame at a young age. 这位演员年轻时就获得了国际声誉。
常见搭配
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famine relief 饥荒救济The charity organized famine relief for the affected villages. 该慈善机构为受灾村庄组织饥荒救济。
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a severe famine 严重饥荒A severe famine forced many families to leave their homes. 严重饥荒迫使许多家庭背井离乡。
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famine victims 饥荒灾民Emergency food supplies were delivered to famine victims. 紧急粮食援助被运送给了饥荒灾民。