hungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
After the long meeting, everyone was hungry and tired.
Word Family
Synonyms
- famishedbe hungry; go without food
- starvingthe act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- peckishsomewhat hungry
Collocations
- Easy feeling hungryto feeling hungry, meaning to undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- Medium hungry for career advancementdescribing hungry for career advancement (feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food)
- Hard cater to hungry investors seeking yieldto cater to hungry investors seeking yield, meaning to give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- Very Hard hungry wolves circling the firmdescribing hungry wolves circling the firm (feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food)
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