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
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After the War of Independence ended, New York became the capital of the USA for a short time (1789-90) before Washington, D.C.
独立战争结束以后，在华盛顿成为首都之前，纽约市曾经一度是美国的首都，不过时间很短（1789-90）。
One of these men was found and he began to tell the story of this family group.
哈利在这些人中找到了一位，他开始谈起了这个家族的历史。
He noticed that the straight part of the dance was different in the afternoon from what it had been in the morning.
他注意到下午舞蹈的直线部分与上午的不一样。