famine
英 ['fæmɪn]
美['fæmɪn]
- n. 饥荒;饥饿,奇缺
英英释意
- 1. an acute insufficiency
- 2. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
双语例句
- 1. The civil war is obstructing distribution of famine relief by aid agencies.
- 内战阻碍着救援机构对饥荒赈济物资的配给。
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- 2. If there is a danger of famine, we should help.
- 如果有可能出现饥荒,我们应该提供帮助。
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- 3. The famine turned the normal modulation of climate into disaster.
- 正常的气候变化因饥荒而成了灾难。
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- 4. The proceeds from the concert will go towards famine relief.
- 音乐会的收入将用于救助饥荒。
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- 5. This is not another appeal for famine relief.
- 这不是为赈济饥荒的又一次募捐。
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