starve : starved, starving

 starve : starved, starving

動詞 "starve" :

( 名詞 "starvation" )

一.Vt./Vi.(及物/不及物) :

(使)(某人)餓死,

(使)饑餓,

挨餓

1. 主動形式 : (被)餓死

be starved to die (誤)

be starved to death (正)

2. 被動形式 : 餓死

starve to die (誤)

starve to death (正)

( 註 : to 是 "介系詞", 後接 名詞 " death " ,

而不是 "不定詞" , 後接 動詞原形 " die " )

( 注意 : 餓死 , 英文用 "主動", 或 "被動" 都可以 )

例1.

他(被)餓死.

He starved to death.

He was starved to death.

例2.

Many people starved to death

because of the famine.

(因為饑荒 許多人餓死.)

例3. 挨餓

Boxers sometimes

starved themselves

for several days

to control their weight.

(拳擊手有時為了控制體重 而絕食數日.)

例4.

The landlord starved the peasants

into accepting his terms.

(地主用饑餓的辦法

迫使農民

接受他的條件.)

二. (口語) 餓得要死 :

用 be starving ( to death )

例5.

The children began to cry

because they were starving

( to death ).

(那些小孩因 饑餓得要死

而開始哭叫.)

注意 : 英文 starve

1.有本義 : 饑餓

2.也有引申之義 : 渴望, 渴求

三. 渴望, 想得不得了, 極需要 :

用 主動(進行式) :

be starving for + 名詞 :

be starving to + V.(原形)

例6.

She is starving for affection.

(她渴望愛情.)

例7.

He is starving for attention.

( 他受到照顧(/注意). )

例8.

I've been starving to see you.

(我一直很想與你見面.)

例9.

The students are starving

for knowledge.

( 這些(/那些) 學生渴求知識. )

但是 用 被動式的

be starved of ... : 缺乏, 欠缺,

渴望, 極需要(愛情)

例10.

Many people are starved of food.

(很多人迫切需要食物.)

例11.

The woman is starved of affection.

(那個女人極需要愛情.)