English Dictionary

hungry

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

adj

Affected by hunger; having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach because you need food. / Causing hunger. / (figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.

I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.

意味（1）

Affected by hunger; having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach because you need food.

My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven’t got much money for food.

意味（2）

Causing hunger.

All this gardening is hungry work.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite’) for something.

the students are hungry to learn

意味（4）

Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

a hungry soil