“使饿死”常见的英文表达是 starve to death 或 cause to starve to death。
starve to death 是一个常用短语,直接表达“饿死”这一结果。例如:Many people starved to death during the famine.(饥荒期间,许多人饿死了。)
cause to starve to death 更强调“使……饿死”这一动作和因果关系,其中 “cause” 是动词,意为“导致、使发生” 。例如:The harsh policies caused many people to starve to death.(严苛的政策致使许多人饿死。 )