If you are famished, you are extremely hungry — not a little peckish, but ready to eat almost anything.

If you are famished如果你famished you are extremely hungry就是餓壞了 not a little peckish不是只是有點餓 but ready to eat almost anything而是什麼都想吃

It is spoken, a bit colourful, and a little old-fashioned; many younger speakers say starving instead, even though starving also names a much darker real state.

It它 is spoken是口語用法 a bit colourful有點生動 and也 a little old-fashioned有點老派 many younger speakers很多年輕人 say starving instead會改說starving even though儘管 starving also names starving也可以指 a much darker real state更黑暗的真實狀態

You hear it at the table: “I’m famished — when do we eat?” It is about a person and a meal, almost never about a country.

You hear it at the table你會在餐桌上聽到: "I'm famished — when do we eat?"「I'm famished — when do we eat?」 It它 is about a person and a meal是在講一個人和一餐飯 almost never about a country幾乎不會用來講一個國家

Though actually, it sits next to famine: both go back to hunger, but famished is the everyday dramatic feeling, and famine is the disaster.

Though actually不過其實 it sits next to famine它跟famine很接近 both go back to hunger兩個字都源自飢餓 but但 famished is the everyday dramatic feelingfamished是日常誇張的感覺 and famine is the disasterfamine則是真正的災難

As a verb form it is the -ed of an older verb famish, “to starve,” which you will hardly meet now except inside this adjective.

As a verb form就動詞形式來說 it它 is是 the -ed of an older verb famish一個較舊的動詞famish加上-ed "to starve,"（意思是「to starve」） which you will hardly meet now except inside this adjective你現在幾乎只會在這個形容詞裡遇到它