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hungry adj.
⇨ hungry (I'm really hungry.) ⇨ eager (hungry for power) hungry adjective hungry ♦︎ starving ♦︎ ravenousThese words all describe people or animals that want or need to eat food. 这些词均表示饥饿的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达饥饿的程度PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆hungry / starving for sth◆hungry / starving children / people◆absolutely starving / ravenous■ hungry feeling that you want to eat sth; not having enough to eat; making you feel that you want to eat sth 感到饥饿的；挨饿的；引起食欲的◆I'm really hungry.我很饿。◆Is anyone getting hungry?有人觉得饿吗？◆All this talk of food is making me hungry.老这么谈吃的都勾起我的食欲了。◆There were eight hungry mouths to feed at home.家里有八张嘴等着吃饭。◆Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest.由于今年粮食歉收，成千上万的人将会挨饿。◆All this gardening is hungry work.干这么些园艺活儿让人容易饿。 see also hunger ⇨ appetite 1 ▸ the hungry noun [plural] ◆Shipments of flour were sent to feed the hungry.已经派发了几批面粉给饥民充饥。▸ hungrily adverb ◆They gazed hungrily at the display of food.他们饥肠辘辘地盯着摆放的食物。■ starving suffering or dying because you do not have enough food to eat 挨饿的；快饿死的◆These pictures of starving children are very upsetting.图片上的那些饥饿的孩子看了让人难受。ⓘ In informal spoken English starving can just mean 'very hungry'. 非正式口语中starving可以只表示“很饿”◆When's dinner? I'm starving!晚饭什么时候好？我快饿死了！ ▸ the starving noun [plural] ◆Food was flown in to help the starving.空运来食物给忍饥挨饿的人充饥。■ ravenous / /ˈrævənəs/ / (of people) very hungry; (of animals) fierce and hungry; (of hunger) very great （人）极其饥饿的；（动物）饥饿凶残的；（饥饿感）强烈的◆What's for lunch? I'm absolutely ravenous.午饭吃什么？我简直饿死了。◆Go back in your imagination to the days when huge, ravenous beasts ruled the planet.想象你回到了过去那个由凶残的巨兽统治地球的时代。◆He has a ravenous appetite.他食欲好极了。ⓘ When used to describe people, ravenous is only used after a linking verb, not before a noun, and is mostly used in informal spoken English; when used to describe animals or sb's hunger it comes before the noun and is used in less informal and written English. 描述人时，ravenous只作表语，不作定语，多用于非正式口语；描述动物或饥饿感时，作定语，用于较为正式的用语和书面语中。 eager adjective eager ♦︎ enthusiastic ♦︎ keen ♦︎ anxious ♦︎ hungry ♦︎ avid ♦︎ mad ♦︎ zealous ♦︎ impatientThese words all describe people who want to do sth, or want sth to happen, very much. 这些词均表示热切的、渴望的、充满期待的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆eager / keen / anxious / hungry / avid / mad / impatient for sth◆enthusiastic / mad about sth◆keen / mad on sth◆eager / enthusiastic / keen / anxious / impatient to do sth◆eager / keen / anxious that...◆an enthusiastic / a keen supporter / admirer◆an enthusiastic / a keen / an avid collector / fan◆a keen / an avid reader / interest◆very eager / enthusiastic / keen / anxious / impatient◆extremely enthusiastic / keen / anxious / zealous / impatient■ eager very interested and excited by sth that is going to happen or about sth that you want to do 热切的；渴望的；渴求的◆Eager crowds waited outside the stadium.人群在体育场外焦急地等候。◆She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.她渴望得到父母的赞同。◆Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.班上每个人似乎都很好学。◆They're eager to please (= they want to be helpful).他们竭力讨好。 OPP reluctant ⇨ reluctant ▸ eagerly adverb ◆the band's eagerly awaited new CD这一乐队备受企盼的新唱片▸ eagerness noun [uncountable, singular] ◆I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home.我无法掩饰想回家的渴望。■ enthusiastic feeling or showing a lot of excitement about and/or interest in sb/sth 热情的；热心的；满腔热忱的◆I love playing to such an enthusiastic audience.我很高兴能为这么热情洋溢的观众演奏。◆They gave her an enthusiastic welcome.他们热烈欢迎她。◆You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.你好像对这个主意不太感兴趣。 OPP lukewarm ⇨ indifferent see also enthusiast ⇨ fan ▸ enthusiastically adverb ◆They responded enthusiastically to the plan.他们对这个计划反应热烈。▸ enthusiasm noun [uncountable, singular] ◆I can't say I share your enthusiasm for the idea.我可不像你那样，对这个想法那么感兴趣。NOTE 辨析 Eager or enthusiastic?Being enthusiastic can be a more generous feeling than being eager. People are often eager about things that they want for themselves. * enthusiastic所表达的情感比eager更无私。eager常指渴望得到自己想要的东西◆The low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers.低廉的价格仍然吸引急不可耐的人群前来抢购。People are often enthusiastic about other people and their ideas and achievements. * enthusiastic常指对他人及他人的想法和成就表现出热情◆an enthusiastic welcome / reception / response热烈的欢迎；热情的接待；热烈的反应◆enthusiastic support / applause / praise热心的支持；热烈的掌声；热情的赞扬 ■ keen [not usually before noun] (especially BrE, rather informal) wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much 渴望；热切；热衷于◆John was very keen to help.约翰很热心想帮忙。◆We are keen that Britain should get involved too.我们盼望英国也能参与其中。◆I wasn't too keen on going to the party.我不太想去参加这个聚会。ⓘ Keen can also be used, especially before a noun, to describe sb who is very enthusiastic about an activity or idea. * keen用于名词前还可以指对某活动或想法非常热衷◆He's a keen sportsman and enjoys football, fishing and rugby.他热衷于运动，喜欢足球、垂钓和橄榄球。◆She takes a keen interest in politics.她对政治很感兴趣。A person who is enthusiastic about an activity might be a keen collector/fisherman/footballer/gardener/golfer/photographer/sailor/sportsman/swimmer/traveller. A person who is enthusiastic about an idea has a keen interest in sth, or is a keen supporter of sth. Keen is not used much in American English, except in the phrase keen interest; instead it is more usual to say eager to help or avid sportsman/collector/photographer, etc. 表示热衷于某种活动的人可用keen加名词的结构：a keen collector/fisherman/footballer/gardener/golfer/photographer/sailor/sportsman/swimmer/traveller（热衷于收藏／垂钓／足球／园艺／高尔夫球运动／摄影／航海／运动／游泳／旅游的人）。对某种想法表现出热心可以说have a keen interest in sth（对⋯非常感兴趣）或be a keen supporter of sth（对⋯全力支持）。keen在美式英语中不常用，仅用于短语keen interest中。表达“热衷于⋯”时通常说eager to help（乐于帮忙）或avid sportsman/collector/photographer（热衷于运动／收藏／摄影的人）等。 see also be keen on sth ⇨ like verb ■ anxious [not usually before noun] wanting sth very much 渴望；非常希望◆He was anxious to finish school and get a job.他渴望毕业并找一份工作。◆I'm anxious for her to do as little as possible.我盼她尽量少干。◆She was anxious that he should meet her father.她盼望他见见她的父亲。ⓘ Anxious, in this meaning, is often used when sb wants things to return to a normal condition. * anxious表达此义时常指很想回归常态◆He seemed anxious to return to more familiar ground.他似乎渴望回到他较熟悉的领域。◆She was anxious to put the past behind her / set the record straight / get the whole thing over with.她希望能够把过去抛到脑后／澄清真相／把整件事情作个了断。 ▸ anxiety noun [uncountable] ◆A couple of photographers fell over themselves in their anxiety to get a shot of her.两个摄影师煞费苦心，急于想抓拍到她的照片。■ hungry having or showing a strong desire for sth, especially to achieve sth 渴望得到；渴求◆Both parties are hungry for power.两党都渴望掌权。◆We like to use small agencies that are hungry for our business.我们希望起用渴望得到我们业务的小型代理公司。ⓘ People are typically hungry for change, company, excitement, information, knowledge, news, power, success and victory. * be hungry for常后接change、company、excitement、information、knowledge、news、power、success和victory。 see also hunger ⇨ appetite 2 ■ avid / /ˈævɪd/ / [usually before noun] showing great enthusiasm for sth such as a hobby （作为兴趣等）热衷的，酷爱的◆I have always been an avid reader.我一直酷爱阅读。ⓘ If you are avid for sth you want to get it very much. * be avid for sth指渴望得到◆She was avid for more information.她渴望得到更多信息。In British English avid is rather a formal word and it is more usual to use keen in less formal contexts; in American English avid is the usual word. 在英式英语中，avid是个相当正式的词，在不太正式的语境中较常用keen。在美式英语中，avid是常用词。 ▸ avidly adverb ◆She reads avidly.她如饥似渴地阅读。■ mad [not usually before noun] (informal) liking sb/sth very much; very interested in sth 特别喜欢；痴迷；迷恋◆She's mad on tennis.她对网球着迷。◆He's always been mad about kids.他一向特别喜欢孩子。◆football-mad boys痴迷足球的男孩儿◆She's completely power-mad.她权迷心窍。■ zealous / /ˈzeləs/ / (rather formal, written) showing great energy and enthusiasm in doing sth, especially because of strong moral or religious beliefs （尤指因强烈的道德或宗教信仰）热情的，热烈的，充满激情的◆He was a zealous reformer, utterly devoted to rooting out corruption.他是个充满激情的改革者，全力倾注于根除腐败。▸ zeal noun [uncountable, singular] ◆her missionary / reforming / religious / political zeal她的极大热忱；她的改革／宗教／政治热情■ impatient [not usually before noun] wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon 急于；热切期待◆She was clearly impatient to leave.她显然迫不及待地想离开。◆We are impatient for change.我们急于求变。ⓘ People are often impatient for success/change, or impatient to leave/get away/escape/go home/get on. 常用的搭配有be impatient for success/change或be impatient to leave/get away/escape/go home/get on。▸ impatience noun [uncountable] ◆She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.她迫不及待地要告诉我这个消息。 |