famish
- 英式英标[\'fæmɪʃ]
- 美式音标[\'fæmɪʃ]
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.
中文解释
famish“乏米食”-----饥饿1. famish――father迷失了，没人给我们做饭了. 使....饥饿
实用例句
- 1. They are famish for food.
- 他们因缺乏食物而正在挨饿.
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