| 词汇 | starve into |
| 释义 | Phr V starve into starves, starving, starved starve sb into sth to force someone to do what you want by not giving them any food or money until they do itBasically, they were starved into submission by the government (= forced to do what the government wanted because they were given no money) starve sb into submission/surrender etc to force people to do what you want by preventing them from getting food or money until they do it: The US navy thought the Japanese could be starved into submission through a blockade. starve (one) into (something)To starve one of food in order to force one to undergo something or perform some task. The secret police starved the prisoner into confessing. The army laid siege to the walled city, eventually starving it into submission. starve (someone or an animal) into somethingto force someone or an animal to do something by starvation. The torturers finally starved the prisoner into telling the battle plans. They starved the water buffalo into a state of weakness. |
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