a lack of food during a long period of time in a region饥荒- a severe famine严重饥荒
- disasters such as floods and famine水灾和饥荒这一类灾难
- the threat of widespread famine in the area这一地区内大范围的饥荒威胁
- to raise money for famine relief为赈济饥荒筹款
Extra Examples- Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place.即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
- Four million people are now facing famine.400 万人正面临饥荒。
- Thousands of people died during the terrible famine of that year.数以千计的人在那年的可怕饥荒中丧命。
- When famine strikes, it is often women and children who suffer the most.发生饥荒时，受害最深的往往是妇女和儿童。
- countries that regularly suffer famines经常遭受饥荒的国家
Topics Social issuesb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + faminefamine + verbfamine + nounprepositionphrasesSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from faim ‘hunger’, from Latin fames.