n.饑荒；極度缺乏

War, famine and flood are terrible evils. 戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、饑荒和洪水都是可怕的災(zāi)禍。

Famine is often the sequel to war or drought. 饑荒往往是戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)或干旱造成的。

It's impossible to remain unmoved by her reports of the famine. 任何人對(duì)她報(bào)道的饑荒情況都不可能無(wú)動(dòng)于衷。

We are collecting money for the famine victim. 我們?cè)跒樵馐莛嚮牡臑?zāi)民募捐。

People in the eastern cities thought they faced a serious coal famine . 東部各城市的人民認(rèn)為他們面臨一次嚴(yán)重的煤荒。