hungry
gb/hˈʌŋɡɹi/ us/hˈʌŋɡɹi/
A1
Anh
~ 8800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
A1
property
1
Needing food; wanting to eat
Wanting or needing to eat food because your stomach is empty.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is hungry
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes say *"I am hunger"* or *"I have hungry"*. Use the adjective: *"I am hungry"* or *"I feel hungry"*. Another mistake is using *"starving"* in formal writing where simple *"hungry"* is more natural.
Từ đồng nghĩa
starving (Much stronger than "hungry"; often used for being very, very hungry, or for people who have almost no food.)
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peckish (Milder and mainly British; means a little bit hungry rather than very hungry.)
Từ trái nghĩa
full (Describes someone who has eaten enough and does not want more food.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
feel hungry
|get hungry
|really hungry
|still hungry
|go hungry
|hungry children
Chủ đề
daily life
|health
|food_drink
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- If you're hungry, there are some sandwiches in the fridge.
- We were tired and hungry after walking all day.
- I usually start to feel hungry again around midnight.
- Skipping breakfast can make you very hungry by lunchtime.
- The kids came home from school hungry and went straight to the kitchen.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I am hungry, so I want some rice.
- Are you hungry, or did you already eat?
- She is always hungry after swimming.
- They were very hungry and ate fast.
- He felt hungry two hours after lunch.
adjective
B2
property
2
Having a strong desire for something
Wanting something very much, like success, power, or attention, not food.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is hungry for [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse this figurative meaning with physical hunger and use it in unclear contexts, for example: *"I am hungry"* when they mean they strongly want success. In that case, say *"I am hungry for success"* or use a clearer verb like *"I really want to succeed"*.
Từ đồng nghĩa
eager (Suggests a strong, often positive desire, but can sound gentler and less intense than "hungry".)
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desperate (Stronger and more negative than "hungry"; suggests fear, urgency, or lack of control.)
Từ trái nghĩa
content (Describes someone who is satisfied and does not strongly want more of something.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
hungry for success
|hungry for power
|hungry for attention
|hungry for change
Chủ đề
emotions
|work
|relationships
Ví dụ
- Young entrepreneurs are hungry for success and recognition.
- After years of being ignored, she was hungry for attention.
- The voters are hungry for real change in the system.
- He is an ambitious, hungry player who wants to win every game.
- The company is hungry for new ideas and fresh talent.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She is hungry for success in her new job.
- The team is hungry for a win this year.
- Many people are hungry for change in the city.
- He was hungry for love after living alone for many years.
- The students are hungry for more information about this topic.
adjective
B2
property
3
Lacking enough food; underfed
Not having enough food for people, often for a long time.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[a group or place] is hungry
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may mix this meaning with the simple personal feeling of hunger. When talking about long-term lack of food or many people, it is more natural to say *"hungry families"*, *"hungry communities"*, or *"a hungry world"* rather than *"they are a little hungry"*.
Từ đồng nghĩa
undernourished (More formal and technical; often used in reports about health and long-term lack of food.)
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starving (Can describe people or areas suffering extreme and sometimes life-threatening lack of food.)
Từ trái nghĩa
well-fed (Describes people or groups that regularly have enough food and good nutrition.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
hungry children
|hungry families
|hungry communities
|hungry world
|hungry nation
Chủ đề
society
|poverty
|health
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- Many charities are working to support hungry families in the region.
- In some parts of the world, children still go to bed hungry every night.
- The report warns that climate change could create millions of hungry people.
- He donated a portion of his salary to help hungry communities after the drought.
- No child in this city should grow up hungry.
Ví dụ cho người học
- They want to help hungry children in poor countries.
- The government has a plan to give food to hungry families.
- Some people in the town are still hungry after the flood.
- The group collects money to buy food for hungry people.
- She started a project to bring meals to hungry students.
adjective
C1
property
4
Using or needing a lot of resources
Needing or using a lot of something, like energy, fuel, or computer memory.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] is [resource]-hungry
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think this is about physical hunger, but here it means using a lot of something. It is usually used before a noun with a hyphen, like *"energy-hungry"* or *"memory-hungry"*.
Từ đồng nghĩa
resource-intensive (More formal and technical; often used in business and environmental reports.)
Từ trái nghĩa
efficient (Describes something that uses few resources to achieve a result.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
resource-hungry app
|memory-hungry program
|fuel-hungry car
|energy-hungry industry
Chủ đề
technology
|business
|science
Ví dụ
- This video editor is quite memory-hungry and may slow older computers.
- The new plant is less energy-hungry than the old factory.
- SUVs are often fuel-hungry compared to smaller cars.
- Data-hungry apps can quickly use up your mobile plan.
- The process is time-hungry and difficult to automate.
Ví dụ cho người học
- This game is very memory-hungry on my laptop.
- Old light bulbs are more energy-hungry than new ones.
- The machine is fuel-hungry and costs a lot to run.
- That website is data-hungry on my phone.
- The program is too resource-hungry for this computer.
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hungry
IPA
GB/hˈʌŋɡɹi/
US/hˈʌŋɡɹi/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
hungry (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (hungry)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: hungry
- Comparative: hungrier
- Superlative: hungriest
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
as hungry as a wolf
1/ˈæz hˈʌŋɡɹi ˈæz ə wˈʊlf/
idiom
informal
Extremely hungry
Very, very hungry.
Ví dụ
- I'm as hungry as a wolf after that long hike.
- The kids came home from school as hungry as wolves.
- By the time dinner was ready, everyone was as hungry as a wolf.
go hungry
1/ɡˈoʊ hˈʌŋɡɹi/
fixed phrase
Not get enough to eat
To not have enough food to eat, especially for some time.
Ví dụ
- No one in this country should have to go hungry.
- During the war, many families went hungry for months.
- They work to make sure that fewer children go hungry in the city.
hungry eyes
1/hˈʌŋɡɹi ˈaɪz/
idiom
Eyes showing strong desire
A way to describe someone's eyes when they look at a person or thing with very strong desire, often romantic, sexual, or greedy.
Ví dụ
- He watched her with hungry eyes from across the room.
- The tourists looked at the jewelry with hungry eyes.
- She could feel his hungry eyes on her as she walked past.
hungry for something
1/hˈʌŋɡɹi fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Strongly wanting a specific thing
To want a particular thing very much, such as success, power, love, or information.
Ví dụ
- The public is hungry for clear, honest information.
- After his first hit movie, the actor was hungry for more serious roles.
- Young voters are hungry for real change in politics.
leave someone hungry for more
1/lˈiv sˈʌmwˌʌn hˈʌŋɡɹi fɚ mˈɔɹ/
idiom
Make someone want more
To make someone want to have or experience more of something because they enjoyed it a lot.
Ví dụ
- The first season of the show leaves viewers hungry for more.
- His short speech left the audience hungry for more details.
- The band played a great set that left fans hungry for more songs.
power-hungry
1/pˈaʊɚ hˈʌŋɡɹi/
idiom
Strongly wanting power
Wanting power and control very much, often in a negative way.
Ví dụ
- Many people saw the new leader as power-hungry and dangerous.
- The movie is about a power-hungry businessman who will do anything to win.
- Voters are tired of power-hungry politicians who ignore ordinary people.