Famine
[ 'fæmɪn ]
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n. 饥荒;饥饿;极度缺乏;
💡 词根助记
fam饿+ine表名词 →饥荒
📝 例句
die of [suffer from] famine
死于 [闹] 饥荒
Food deficits were widening and famine was unfolding.
缺粮范围不断扩大，饥荒在蔓延。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ fa-拼音“发”,mine-我的:因为饥荒,发我的粮食发给人们
※ fa-拼音“发”,mi-拼音“米”,ne-拼音“呢”:因为饥荒才发米呢
※ fa-拼音“发”,mi-拼音“米”,ne-拼音“哪”:发现大量的米饭,哪咤不再怕饥荒
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
famine
n[C, U]
(instance of) extreme scarcity of food in a region 饥荒
a famine in Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚的饥荒
The long drought was followed by months of famine. 久旱之後出现长达数月的饥荒.
🎯 考研助记
fa(发)+mi(米)+ne(呢):闹 饥荒发米呢 网友：yqy 补充：“发（fa，谐音）（现）宝库（mine）”：饥荒年代发现宝库
🔁 扩展释义
*['fæmin]n. 饥荒, 缺乏, 饥饿
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Today it is no longer the tallest building in the USA, or even in New York.
今天，它不再是美国最高的大厦了，甚至在纽约都排不上号了。
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样，他了解到祖先的住处，有多少孩子，死在何处，葬在哪里。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers:
首先，重要的一点是要了解你自己是个什么样的人，有哪些特殊的品质使你与众不同。为了帮助你做到这一点，阅读下面的问题并写下答案。