famine

/ˈfæmɪn/VCE📚 8344 2四级六级考研托福雅思
Famine is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die. 饥荒

noun [抽象名词]饥荒,饥馑;匮乏,短缺;<古>饥饿

Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine.
成千上万的难民陷于战争、干旱和饥荒的困境。

fa(看作far, 远) + mine(我的) → 粮食离我很远 → 饥荒
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Famine hit that benighted country once more. 饥荒再次袭击了那个落后的国家。
If the drought continues there's going to be a famine. 如果旱灾继续下去很可能要发生饥荒。