famine

/ˈfæm.ən/ 名词 C1

中文：饥荒

Extreme shortage of food in a region. (uncountable)
A period of extreme shortage of food in a region. (countable)
Starvation or malnutrition. (countable, dated, uncountable)
Severe shortage or lack of something. (countable, uncountable) · the Lancashire Cotton Famine

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A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food.

Tell me, therefore, who are these men who killed the son with despair, and the father with famine?”

“That there should be a famine!”

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