| 词汇 | hunger |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG HUNGER (as) hungry as a bear very hungry. (Informal.)I'm as hungry as a bear. I could eat anything!Whenever I jog, I get hungry as a bear. make someone's mouth water to make someone hungry (for something). (Informal.)That beautiful salad makes my mouth water.Talking about food makes my mouth water. hunger after/for hunger after/for sth literary to want something very much: a nation hungering for change Joseph would lie awake at night hungering after the warmth of her embrace.■ SIMILAR TO: long for, yearn for hunger is a good sauceFood tastes better when one is hungry. Don't worry too much about what to feed the hikers. Hunger is a good sauce, and they're going to love whatever you serve them. hunger is the best spiceFood tastes better when one is hungry. Don't worry too much about what to feed the hikers. Hunger is the best spice, and they're going to love whatever you serve them. hunger for (something)To have an intense desire, yearning, or need for something. Even from a young age he hungered for knowledge, devouring any he could get his hands on. Growing up in such a small, secluded town, I constantly hungered for romance and adventure. (strictly) from hungerOf very poor quality; terrible. His first novel showed a lot of promise, but his second one was really from hunger. The plot is nonexistent, the acting is mediocre at best, and the jokes are strictly from hunger. Don't waste your time or your money on this stinker. from hungerNot very good, interesting, or appealing. That dumb show is just from hunger—usually, there's something better on TV. hunger after (something)To strongly desire something. Want to stop at McDonald's? I'm hungering after some of their fries. If she's not hungering after a medal, there's no way she'll be able to beat her fellow competitors. hunger is the best sauceFood tastes better when one is hungry. Don't worry too much about what to feed the hikers. Hunger is the best sauce, and they're going to love whatever you serve them. hunger after somethingFig. to crave for something, not necessarily food. I hunger after some old-fashioned gospel music. Mary hungered after something fattening, such as ice cream or even a baked potato with sour cream. hunger for someone or somethingto desire someone or something; to yearn for someone or something. I hunger for you. I want you madly. He looked at the cake and you could see he was hungering for it. The prisoner was consumed with a hunger for freedom. Hunger is the best sauce.Prov. Everything tastes especially good when you are hungry, because you are so eager to eat it. After our twenty-mile hike, we stopped at a little roadside restaurant. It may have been that they made the most delicious food in the world there, or it may have been that hunger was the best sauce. (strictly) from hungerSl. very mediocre; acceptable only when nothing else is available. This kind of entertainment is from hunger. The singer was strictly from hunger. (strictly) from hunger mod. very strange; acceptable only when nothing else is available. The singer was strictly from hunger. from hungerverbSee strictly from hunger |
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