starve/stɑːv $ stɑːrv/

v. (make sb) suffer or die because of little or no food

v. [I; T] （使）挨饿；饿死：Thousands of people will starve if the storm continues. 如果风暴继续下去，成千上万的人将挨饿。

◇A traveler got lost in the desert and starved to death. 一名游客在沙漠中迷路后被饿死。

◇She never starves her dog. 她从不让她的狗饿着。

be starving 饿了：You must be starving. 你一定饿了。

音组-arve/-ɑːv $ -ɑːrv/

carve; starve

常犯错误

✗ A poor kitten starved dead in the corner.

✓ A poor kitten starved to death in the corner. 一只可怜的小猫在角落里饿死了。