starvation

饥饿、饿死

Thousands of people died of starvation during the long drought.

在长期干旱期间，有数千人死于饥饿。

断粮、剥夺食物

The report accused the guards of the deliberate starvation of prisoners.

这份报告指控警卫刻意剥夺囚犯的食物。

匮乏、极度缺乏引申用法

Years of emotional starvation had left him unable to trust anyone.

多年的情感匮乏使他无法信任任何人。

极低的、微薄的仅用于名词前

Factory workers there are still paid starvation wages.

那里的工厂工人领的仍是微薄得难以糊口的工资。