vi.

1. 餓死
   The explorers starved to death in the desert.

   探險者們在沙漠中餓死了。

2. 挨餓
3. 【口】餓得慌
   Let's get something to eat; I'm starving.

   我們吃點東西吧；我餓壞了。

4. 渴望；極需要[（+for）][+to-v]
   The plants are starving for water.

   這些植物極需要水。

vt.

1. 使餓死，使挨餓
2. 以飢餓迫使[（+into）]
   They starved the enemy into submission.

   他們切斷敵軍糧援而迫其投降。

3. 使匱乏，使急需[H][（+of）]
4. 以節食治療
   She's starving herself trying to lose weight.

   她用節食療法試圖減肥。

v.

1. suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger.
   ▸ (starve someone out or into) force someone out of (a place) or into (a specified state) by starving them.
   ▸ (usu. be starved of or US for) deprive of.
   ▸ (be starving or starved) informal feel very hungry.
2. archaic be freezing cold.