starveling是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'stɑrvlɪŋ]
- 美式音标[\'stɑːvlɪŋ]
adj. 挨饿的,饥饿的;饿瘦了的;贫穷的
n. 挨饿者;饿瘦了的人
英文词源
- starveling (n.)
- "starving or starved person," 1540s, from starve (v.) + diminutive suffix -ling. As an adjective, "weak from hunger," from 1590s.
实用例句
- 1. In Green's invective there is the starveling author's jealousy of the prosperous actor.
- 格林的痛骂声里包含潦倒作家对发迹演员的嫉妒.
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