starve into doing

釋義

1. starve sb into sth / into doing sth

   斷絕食物（或資金）來源以迫使某人做某事

   to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• You said you were starving. What do you like?Whatever Works2009
• All right, go ahead and starve. What do I care? Freeze!Some Like It Hot1959
• Probably starve doing it, but I'll master it in the end, I promise.Night and the City1950

在完整場景裡學

• 怎樣都行2009
  • 開場對著鏡頭大罵人類：whatever works（管用就行）
  • 半夜鬧死亡又鬧離婚：eke out a living（勉強餬口）
  • 收留街頭求助的姑娘：get on my feet（站穩腳跟）
• 熱情如火1959
  • 查抄酒館，樂手潦倒：up the creek（走投無路）
  • 為進女子樂隊扮女人：flip your wig（腦子進水）
  • 黑幫車庫行兇滅口：bump someone off（幹掉）
• 四海本色1950
  • 兜售發財藥丸被拒：come to your senses（幡然醒悟）
  • 畫室裡借錢又聊哈里：an artist without an art（空有藝術家之名）
  • 進俱樂部先立規矩：start off on the right foot（開個好頭）

同一詞條的短語

• be starving
• starve of
• starve out