“挨饿”常见的英文表达是 “go hungry” 或 “suffer from hunger”。
go hungry:强调处于饥饿的状态,是比较直接、常用的说法。例如:Many children in that poor area go hungry every day.(那个贫困地区的许多孩子每天都挨饿。)
suffer from hunger:侧重于表达遭受饥饿之苦,程度稍深一些,更强调因饥饿而遭受的痛苦。例如:During the war, many people had to suffer from hunger.(战争期间,许多人不得不忍受饥饿之苦。 )