famines
n. 饥荒,饥馑;匮乏,短缺;<古>饥饿
复数 famines
例句
Many people died during famines every year before liberation.
解放前每年有许多人在饥荒中死亡。
《新英汉大辞典》
Recession, droughts, famines; I don't know.
衰退啊、旱灾啊、饥荒什么的。 我不知道具体是什么。
The result was one of the largest famines in history.
其结果就是导致了人类历史上最严重的饥荒。