Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

starve

in Vietnamese Chết đói, thiếu ăn trầm trọng

BrE /stɑːv/ AmE /stɑːrv/

verb en → vi

past starved pp starved ing starving

1 STARVE (HUNGER) [intransitive] B2

Chết đói, thiếu ăn trầm trọng

to suffer from a lack of food, especially for a long time and in very bad conditions

  • starve to death

Collocations starve to death · starve in prison

  • Many people starved to death during the famine.

    Nhiều người đã chết đói trong thời kỳ nạn đói.

2 STARVE (WANT) [intransitive] B1

Cảm thấy đói dữ dội, thèm ăn

to feel very hungry and want food

  • starve for something

Collocations starve for food · starve for love

  • She was starving for attention.

    Cô ấy đang khao khát sự chú ý.