thirst

英 [θɜːst]

美 [θɜːrst]

n. 口渴; 干渴感; 渴; 干渴; 渴望; 渴求
v. 渴; 想喝水

现在分词：thirsting　复数：thirsts　过去式：thirsted　第三人称单数：thirsts　过去分词：thirsted　

Collins.1 / BNC.11770 / COCA.10813

短语用例

thirst for sth

noun

口渴；干渴感
the feeling of needing or wanting a drink
1. He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water.
  他喝了好多冷水解渴。
2. She woke up with a raging thirst and a headache.
  她醒来后，感到头痛，口渴难忍。
渴；干渴
the state of not having enough water to drink
1. Thousands are dying of thirst.
  成千上万的人都干渴得奄奄一息。
渴望；渴求
a strong desire for sth
1. a thirst for knowledge
  如饥似渴的求知欲

verb

N-VAR 渴;口渴
Thirstis the feeling that you need to drink something.
1. Coca is well-known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue...
  人们都知道可乐能消饿、止渴和解乏。
2. Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst...
  渴了喝水，别喝茶或咖啡。
3. I had such a thirst.
  我渴得难受。
N-UNCOUNT 干渴;缺水
Thirstis the condition of not having enough to drink.
1. They died of thirst on the voyage.
  他们在航行途中因缺水而死亡。
N-SING 渴望;渴求
Athirst forsomething is a very strong desire for that thing.
1. Children show a real thirst for learning.
  孩子们对于学习表现出真诚的渴望。
2. ...their ever-growing thirst for cash.
  他们对于金钱越来越强烈的渴求
VERB 渴望;渴求
If you say that someonethirsts forsomething, you mean that they have a strong desire for it.
1. We all thirst for the same things.
  我们都渴望得到同样的东西。

noun

strong desire for something (not food or drink)
1. a thirst for knowledge
2. hunger for affection
Synonym:hungerhungrinessthirstiness
a physiological need to drink
Synonym:thirstiness

verb