C1 [ I or T ]
to ( cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat
(使)挨餓;(使)餓死
Whole communities starved to death during the long drought . 在這場漫長的大旱中,整個村落的人都餓死了。
From talking to former prisoners in the camps , an obvious conclusion is that they have been starved. 透過和從集中營出來的囚犯談話,一個很明顯的感覺就是他們一直在挨餓。
[ T often passive ]
If you are starved of something necessary or good, you do not receive enough of it.