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famine
[ fam-in ]
noun
- extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area.
- any extreme and general scarcity.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- extreme hunger; starvation.
famine
/ 藞蹿忙尘瑟苍 /
noun
- a severe shortage of food, as through crop failure or overpopulation
- acute shortage of anything
- violent hunger
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of famine1
Idioms and Phrases
see feast or famine .Example Sentences
In 1958, Mao Zedong鈥檚 鈥淕reat Leap Forward鈥 pushed to radically increase 鈥渆fficiency鈥 in agriculture while modernizing Chinese society, producing the worst famine in human history.
鈥淎 famine of beauty, honey. My eyes are starving for beauty!鈥
The UN has warned of famine in the city, something that has already happened at the nearby Zamzam camp, which is home to more than 500,000 displaced people.
India, for centuries, was wracked by famines and chronic food shortages, leaving generations to survive on meagre nutrition.
Agency for International Development, Trump鈥檚 administration is denying financial support for life-saving medical interventions and access to clean water, food and shelter in countries ravaged by war, famine and natural disasters.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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