饥荒

[jī huāng]

英语翻译

饥荒[jīhuang]

-（庄稼收成不好或无收成）famine;cropfailure:
Afaminebrokeforth.发生了饥荒。
Manypeopledieduringfamineseveryyear.每年有许多人在饥荒中死亡。
短语
[口]（经济困难）behardup;behardpressedformoney;beshortofmoney
[口]（债）debt:

在饥荒时期屯积（食物）的人受到了惩罚。
People found hoarding (food) during the famine were punished.
请为饥荒账款慷慨捐赠。
Please give generously to famine relief.
饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。
The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.
任何人对她报道的饥荒情况都不可能无动于衷。
It's impossible to remain unmoved by her reports of the famine.
我们在为遭受饥荒的灾民募捐。
We are collecting money for the famine victim.
战争、饥荒和洪水都是可怕的灾祸。
War, famine and flood are terrible evils.
千千万万的人死于饥荒。
Thousands of people died of famine.
饥荒往往是战争或干旱造成的。
Famine is often the sequel to war or drought.