n. a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
词态变化
复数形式:famines
常见例句
1
In some cases soccer shorts, underwear of unknown origin, thongs, bathing suit bottoms, or 'granny panties' can be considered famine underwear, but do not necessarily meet the above criteria. > I haven't done laundry in weeks, so I'm wearing my famine underwear, the boxers I made in home economics in middle school.
2
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
3
n the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine v be hungry
