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famish是什么意思

famish

英 ['fæmɪʃ] 美 ['fæmɪʃ]
  • vi. 挨饿
  • vt. 使挨饿

famish 助记提示


famish“乏米食”-----饥饿
1. famish――father迷失了,没人给我们做饭了. 使....饥饿

famish 英文词源


famish (v.)
"cause to hunger," c. 1400, famyschen, "alteration of famen (late 14c.), a shortening of Old French afamer (12c., Modern French affamer), from Vulgar Latin *affamare "to bring to hunger," from ad famem, from Latin fames "hunger" (see famine).

Ending changed mid-14c. to -ish under influence of ravish, anguish, etc. It also once had an intransitive sense and was so used by Shakespeare and Milton. Related: Famished; famishing.

famish 双语例句


1. They are famish for food.
他们因缺乏食物而正在挨饿.

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