n.

1. 餓，飢餓；食慾[U]
   The little boy who ran away from home soon felt hunger.

   從家裡出走的那個小男孩不久便感到餓了。

2. 饑荒[U][C]
   There is hunger in all the flood-hit areas.

   洪水泛濫地區到處都出現了饑荒。

3. 渴望[S1][（+for/after）]
   He has a hunger for/after knowledge.

   他有強烈的求知慾。

vi.

1. 挨餓
2. 渴望[（+for/after）]
   The whole world hungers for/after peace.

   全世界的人都渴望和平。

   He hungered for friends.

   他渴望得到朋友。

vt.

1. 使挨餓

n.

1. a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.
2. a strong desire:
   her hunger for knowledge.

v.

1. (hunger after/for) have a strong desire for.
2. archaic feel or suffer hunger.