famine
名词
UK/ˈfæm.ɪn/
US/ˈfæm.ɪn/
定义 famine 名词
- C2CountableUncountable
A severe scarcity of food, leading to widespread hunger, malnutrition, and death; also, a period during which this occurs.
A significant failure of staple crops could trigger a severe famine.
Successive years of drought led to a severe famine in the region.
Many people faced the threat of famine due to war and social unrest.