1.starve [stɑrv] v. 非常餓
starving 表示很餓的狀態
Is lunch ready? I』m starving.
可以吃飯了嗎?我快餓死了。
A: Do you have anything to eat? I』m starving.
有東西吃嗎?我快餓死了。
B: What? You just had a pizza a few minutes ago.
你不是剛吃了個披薩嗎?
* starve 形容真正的飢荒
Thousands of people starved to death during the war.
在戰爭期間成千上萬的人被餓死了。
2. eat a horse/eat a cow 形容一個人很餓
You know what? I've had nothing but a sandwich all day. I can eat a horse now!
我一天只吃了一個三明治,現在我餓的都能吃下一匹馬了。