| 释义 |
be starved of sth
phrase
(US alsobe starved for sth)
to not have enough of something that is needed:
People who are starved of sleep start to lose their concentration and may hallucinate.
USThey claimed that the district had been starved for resources for many years.
When cells cannot take in glucose, they become starved of energy.
Tests showed that his brain was being starved of oxygen.
Many of his problems go back to being starved of love as a child.
See also
starved
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