starveling
英 ['stɑːvlɪŋ]
美['stɑrvlɪŋ]
- adj. 挨饿的，饥饿的；饿瘦了的；贫穷的
- n. 挨饿者；饿瘦了的人
英文词源
- starveling (n.)
- "starving or starved person," 1540s, from starve (v.) + diminutive suffix -ling. As an adjective, "weak from hunger," from 1590s.
双语例句
- 1. In Green's invective there is the starveling author's jealousy of the prosperous actor.
- 格林的痛骂声里包含潦倒作家对发迹演员的嫉妒.
来自辞典例句