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“我饿了”地道的表达方式

could eat a horse 
字面是饿的可以把整匹马给吃下去,当然并不是真的要吃下整匹马,在此是形容特别饿,饿得不行,得要吃东西的意思。
 
Oh man, I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.
嘿哥儿们,我饿得不行了。
 
You know what. I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse.
你造吗?我饿得发慌了。
 
be starving 
starve作为动词,是饥饿,饿死的意思,to be starving 表示非常饿,是口语中非常实用的表达方式,如果后面再加上 to death 则表示饿得要死啦。
 
I'm starving. I really need to grab something to eat now.
我快饿死了,我真的要吃点东西了。
 
Honey, is lunch ready? I'm starving to death!
亲爱的,午饭好了吗?我饿的要命啊。
 
My stomach is growling.
我肚子饿得咕咕叫,得要吃东西啦。
 
My stomach is growling. I gotta get something to eat.
我的肚子饿得咕咕叫,得要吃点东西了。
 
My stomach is growling. I haven’t eaten all day.
我的肚子饿得咕咕叫,我一整天都没吃东西。
 
I have a wolf in my stomach.
我胃里有只饿狼?不是哦,千万不要逐字翻译英文句子,这是说你胃空空荡荡的,恨不得马上就要如狼似虎地进行狼吞虎咽了。
 
I haven't had anything since this morning. I have a wolf in my stomach.
打从早上开始我就啥也没吃,我饿得不行了/ 我快饿坏了~
 
can/could eat an ox
可以吃下一头牛,和刚才的吃下一匹马类似,都是比如饿得厉害,想大量吃东西。ox是英文里是公牛,和bull一样的意思。
 
Right now I suppose he can eat an ox.
我想现在他肯定饿坏了。