学个词Learn a Word 第1297期 famine

　　今天我们要学的词是famine。 Famine, 饥荒。 "The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia and called for an immediate¹ international response," 联合国宣布索马里南部部分地区陷入饥荒，呼吁国际社会立即采取行动。 "In the past month, almost 50,000 people fleeing famine in Ethiopia have arrived in eastern Sudan," 过去一个月里，近5万人为逃离埃塞俄比亚饥荒而抵达苏丹东部。 "Kenya has appealed for an aid of $150 million to save those threatened by famine," 肯尼亚申请1.5亿美元的救助款项，用于帮助受饥荒威胁的人。好的，今天我们学习的词是famine...

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adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。