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餓 meaning in English

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adjective

hungry [hungrier, hungriest](affected by hunger; desirous of food)
adjective
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

verb

starve [starved, starving, starves](to die because of lack of food)
verb
[UK: stɑːv] [US: ˈstɑːrv]

noun

starvation [starvations](condition)
noun
[UK: stɑː.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: starˈveɪʃ.n̩]

肚子 verb

go hungry(miss a meal)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

noun

hungry ghost(in Buddhism, a type of supernatural being)
noun

preta(a hungry ghost from Buddhist folklore)
noun

我很 phrase

I'm hungryphrase
[UK: aɪm ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈaɪm ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

phrase

I'm hungryphrase
[UK: aɪm ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈaɪm ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

死了 phrase

I could eat a horse(I am very hungry)
phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ kʊd iːt ə hɔːs] [US: ˈaɪ ˈkʊd ˈiːt ə ˈhɔːrs]

verb

go hungry(miss a meal)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

noun

hunger(need for food)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡər]

starvation [starvations](condition)
noun
[UK: stɑː.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: starˈveɪʃ.n̩]

adjective

hungry [hungrier, hungriest](affected by hunger; desirous of food)
adjective
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡri]

noun

ghrelin(peptide hormone that increases appetite)
noun