starve into doing

释义

1. starve sb into sth / into doing sth

   断绝食物（或资金）来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

电影里这样说 · 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

在完整场景里学

• 怎样都行2009
  • 开场对着镜头大骂人类：whatever works（管用就行）
  • 半夜闹死亡又闹离婚：eke out a living（勉强糊口）
  • 收留街头求助的姑娘：get on my feet（站稳脚跟）
• 热情如火1959
  • 查抄酒馆，乐手潦倒：up the creek（走投无路）
  • 为进女子乐队扮女人：flip your wig（脑子进水）
  • 黑帮车库行凶灭口：bump someone off（干掉）
• 四海本色1950
  • 兜售发财药丸被拒：come to your senses（幡然醒悟）
  • 画室里借钱又聊哈里：an artist without an art（空有艺术家之名）
  • 进俱乐部先立规矩：start off on the right foot（开个好头）

同一词条的短语

• be starving
• starve of
• starve out