famine

名词 famine:

1. an acute insufficiency
   同义词：dearth, shortage
2. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

1. Millions of people gave freely in response to the famine appeal.
   千百万人响应救灾呼吁而慷慨解囊。
2. War, famine and flood are terrible evils.
   战争、饥荒和洪水都是可怕的灾祸。
3. The Government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims.
   政府已承诺赈济饥民。
4. Famine is often the sequel to war or drought.
   饥荒往往是战争或干旱造成的。
5. Under water, famine; under snow, bread.
   [谚]洪水造饥馑，瑞雪兆丰年。
6. It's impossible to remain unmoved by her reports of the famine.
   任何人对她报道的饥荒情况都不可能无动于衷。
7. We are collecting money for the famine victim.
   我们在为遭受饥荒的灾民募捐。
8. Thousands of people died of famine.
   千千万万的人死于饥荒。

fam.ine

n.（名词）
A drastic, wide-reaching food shortage.
饥荒：食物严重的，普遍的短缺
A drastic shortage; a dearth.
饥谨：极度缺乏；饥谨
Severe hunger; starvation.
极度饥饿；饥饿
Archaic Extreme appetite.
【古语】 极端的食欲

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from faim [hunger]
源自 faim [饥饿]
from Latin famôs
源自 拉丁语 famôs