starve out

釋義

1. starve sb out (of sth)

   以斷絕食物來源迫使某人出來

   to force sb to leave a particular building or area by not allowing them to get any food

電影裡這樣說 · 5 部

• Man, you know how they tryin' to starve me out.Straight Outta Compton2015
• We'll starve them out, then kill them. Starting in shall we say, 1 5 minutes?Fantastic Mr. Fox2009
• But if we fight, they can stay right where they are and starve us out.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969
• They intend to starve us out before they start a proper fight Concentrate their force Hit us from the right Liar!Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert2010
• - Trying to starve the people out. - Why?Three Kings1999

在完整場景裡學

• 虎豹小霸王1969
  • 賭桌被指出千：stick around（留下來）
  • 幫派逼宮換老大：fixin' to（正準備做某事）
  • 小鎮招募追捕隊：head someone off（抄到前面截住）

同一詞條的短語

• be starving
• starve into doing
• starve of