Famine
[ 'fæmɪn ]
第3级
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n. 饥荒;饥饿;极度缺乏;
💡 词根助记
fam饿+ine表名词 →饥荒
📝 例句
die of [suffer from] famine
死于 [闹] 饥荒
Food deficits were widening and famine was unfolding.
缺粮范围不断扩大，饥荒在蔓延。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ fa-拼音“发”,mine-我的:因为饥荒,发我的粮食发给人们
※ fa-拼音“发”,mi-拼音“米”,ne-拼音“呢”:因为饥荒才发米呢
※ fa-拼音“发”,mi-拼音“米”,ne-拼音“哪”:发现大量的米饭,哪咤不再怕饥荒
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
famine
n[C, U]
(instance of) extreme scarcity of food in a region 饥荒
a famine in Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚的饥荒
The long drought was followed by months of famine. 久旱之後出现长达数月的饥荒.
🎯 考研助记
fa(发)+mi(米)+ne(呢):闹 饥荒发米呢 网友：yqy 补充：“发（fa，谐音）（现）宝库（mine）”：饥荒年代发现宝库
🔁 扩展释义
*['fæmin]n. 饥荒, 缺乏, 饥饿
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In actual fact, I think you're right.
确实，我认为你是对的。
What was to become of them all, he wondered.
他们这些人会怎么样呢？他感到很纳闷。
We were in a better position than they were.
我们的处境比他们要好。