Unit 1 Festivals around the world 第1单元 世界各地的节日（核心单词）

unit 1  festivals around the world 第1单元 世界各地的节日（核心单词）

1. starve vt.&vi. (使)饿死；饥饿；渴望，急需；饿得要死

shes starving herself trying to lose weight. 她为了减肥而忍饥挨饿。

常用结构

starve for 渴望得到……

starve to death 饿死

be starved of 极需，缺乏

starve sb. into sth./ doing sth.使某人挨饿以迫使其做某事

the plants are starving for water.这些植物极需要水。

they got lost in the desert and starved to death. 他们在沙漠中迷了路而被饿死了。

the engine was starved of petrol and wouldn’t start. 发动机缺油，发动不起来。

联想拓展

starvation n. 挨饿；饿死

(1)单项填空

many people         death in the earthquake as a result of the delay of the supplies.(2009·12·陕西西安检测)
a. were starved of b. starved to
c. were starved d. starved for

(2)用starve相关短语的适当形式填空

①thousands of people         in africa.

②these children are         love.

③the people on the island         fresh water since it hadn’t rained for nearly half a year.