famine/ˈfæmɪn; `fæmɪn/ n[C, U](instance of) extreme scarcity of food in a region 饥荒 a famine in Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚的饥荒 The long drought was followed by months of famine. 久旱之後出现长达数月的饥荒.
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