| 词汇 | starve of |
| 释义 | Phr V starve of starves, starving, starved starve sb of sth British & Australian to not let someone have something that they want or need for a long timeusually passiveI feel I've been starved of your company. starve sb/sth of sth usually passive BrE to prevent someone or something from having something that they need, for a long time; with the result that they suffer in some way: Luther Reynolds was a cold hard man, who had been starved of love as a child. Radio broadcasting has been starved of funds in recent years.■ SIMILAR TO: deprive of starve (someone or something) of (something)To withhold some commodity or resource from someone or something to the detriment of that person or thing. Often used in passive constructions. The authoritarian government has been accused of starving its citizens of essential services in order to maximize how much money can be invested in its military. The hotel has been starved of short-term staff ever since the local college closed. The president, unable to ban the clinics due to the constitution, has instead opted to starve them of funds and impose intense restrictions on how they are allowed to operate. starve ofv. To deprive someone or something of some resource, resulting in its depletion: Doctors tried to destroy the cancerous cells by starving them of oxygen. The agency has been starved of money by people in Congress who oppose it. |
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