Famished

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Significado: Extremely hungry

极度饥饿
Extremadamente hambriento
極度にお腹が空いた
극도로 배가 고픈

Emphatic way of saying very hungry. More dramatic than 'hungry,' less common than 'starving.'

强调非常饿的说法。比'hungry'更夸张,比'starving'少用。
Forma enfática de decir que tienes mucha hambre. Más dramático que 'hungry', menos común que 'starving'.
とてもお腹が空いたことを強調する言い方。「hungry」よりドラマチックで、「starving」より使用頻度が低い。
매우 배가 고프다는 것을 강조하는 표현. 'hungry'보다 극적이고, 'starving'보다는 덜 흔하게 쓰인다.

Ejemplos

  1. I'm absolutely famished.
    我真的饿坏了
    estoy absolutamente hambriento
    本当にお腹ペコペコ
    정말 배가 너무 고파
  2. Famished!
    饿坏了!
    ¡muerto de hambre!
    お腹空いた!
    배고파 죽겠어!
  3. We were famished after the hike.
    徒步后我们饿坏了
    estábamos hambrientos después de la caminata
    ハイキングの後、すごくお腹が空いた
    하이킹 후에 엄청 배가 고팠어
  4. I'm famished—when's dinner?
    我饿坏了,什么时候吃晚饭?
    estoy hambriento, ¿cuándo es la cena?
    お腹ペコペコ、夕食はいつ?
    배고파 죽겠는데, 저녁 언제야?

Pronunciación

/ˈfæmɪʃt/

Guía de uso

Contexto: hunger, emphasis, expression

Tono: emphatic, slightly formal

✓ Correcto

  • Famished.
    饿坏了
    hambriento
    お腹ペコペコ
    패미시드.
  • Absolutely famished.
    真的饿坏了
    absolutamente hambriento
    本当にお腹ペコペコ
    정말 패미시드.
  • I'm famished.
    我饿坏了
    estoy hambriento
    お腹ペコペコです
    배고파 죽겠어.

✗ Incorrecto

  • Slightly more literary than 'starving'
    Slightly more literary than 'starving'(比starving稍微文雅)
    Un poco más literario que 'starving'
    Slightly more literary than 'starving'(starvingよりやや文語的)
    'starving'보다 약간 문어체적
  • Emphatic
    Emphatic(强调)
    Enfático
    Emphatic(強調表現)
    강조 표현

Errores comunes

Origen e historia

From Old English 'faminish' (to starve). Literary term now used emphatically.

Etimología: From Old English famine-related words

Primera vez registrado: Middle English onwards

Contexto cultural

Era: Traditional, ongoing

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal expression; Literary usage

Regional notes: Universal across English-speaking countries.

Variaciones

FamishedAbsolutely famishedI'm famished

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