starvation/stɑː'veɪ∫ən $ stɑːr-/

n. a state of suffering and death because you have little or no food to eat

n. [U] 饥饿，挨饿；饿死：Hundreds of people died of (或from) starvation in the flood. 在那次洪水中，数以百计的人被饿死。

构词starve + -ation

音组-vation/-'veɪ∫ən/

conservation; motivation; reservation; starvation