hunger
US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
noun Target · B2 Sức khỏe
Definition
a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The charity works to reduce hunger among children in poor communities.
Word Family
Synonyms
- faminean acute insufficiency
- starvationa state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
Collocations
- Easy satisfy your hungerto satisfy your hunger, meaning to meet the requirements or expectations of
- Medium world hunger relief campaigndescribing world hunger relief campaign (everything that exists anywhere)
- Hard hunger for market dominanceto hunger for market dominance, meaning to feel the need to eat
- Very Hard hunger strike staged by dissidentsto hunger strike staged by dissidents, meaning to feel the need to eat
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.