hunger
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/KK
hʌŋ·ɡɚ
變化形
hungers
1.
飢餓；餓肚子的感覺
因為一段時間沒吃東西而想吃東西的身體感覺或需求。
用法：常說 feel hunger、be hungry 或 die of hunger。描述個人的日常狀態時，be hungry 往往比 have hunger 更自然。
After basketball practice, I felt so much hunger that I ate two rice balls.
打完籃球後，我餓得很厲害，吃了兩個飯糰。
The smell of fried chicken made my hunger even stronger.
炸雞的香味讓我更餓了。
2.
飢荒；飢餓問題
因食物不足而使許多人長期挨餓的嚴重社會問題。
用法：常與 end、fight、reduce、prevent 等動詞搭配。world hunger 指全球飢餓問題。
The group provides meals to families facing hunger.
這個團體為面臨飢餓的家庭提供餐點。
Our school held a food drive to help people in our town fight hunger.
我們學校舉辦了食物募集活動，幫助鎮上的人對抗飢餓。
3.
渴望；強烈欲望
對成功、知識、改變或某種經驗的強烈且持續的想要。
用法：hunger for 後面接名詞或動名詞，如 hunger for knowledge、hunger for learning。hunger to 後面接原形動詞，如 hunger to learn。
Her hunger for knowledge led her to spend every afternoon in the library.
她對知識的渴望，使她每天下午都待在圖書館。
The team showed a real hunger to win the final game.
這支隊伍展現出贏得決賽的強烈企圖心。
常見錯誤
I am hunger now.
I am hungry now.／I feel hunger now.
There are many hungers in the world.
There is a lot of hunger in the world.／Many people in the world suffer from hunger.
She has a strong hunger of knowledge.
She has a strong hunger for knowledge.
I have a hunger after school.
I am hungry after school.／I feel hungry after school.
相關字詞
學習提示
・hunger 可指身體上的餓，也可指社會性的飢餓問題，還可指抽象的強烈渴望；要依上下文判斷。
・日常聊天要說「我餓了」時，優先用 I’m hungry，不要硬套 hunger。
・hunger for success 與 hunger to succeed 都可以，前者後面是名詞，後者後面接原形動詞。