thirst
thirst
noun
[no obj.]
noun
- [mass noun]a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something
渴，口渴
they quenched their thirst with spring water.
他们喝泉水止渴。
■lack of the liquid needed to sustain life
干渴，缺水
tens of thousands died of thirst and starvation.
成千上万的人死于饥饿和缺水。
■(一般作 thirst for)(poetic/literary)a strong desire for something
(诗／文)渴望，渴求
his thirst for knowledge was mainly academic.
他渴求的主要是学术方面的知识。
[no obj.]
- (archaic)(of a person or animal) feel a need to drink something
(古)（人，动物）感到口渴，想喝水
■(一般作 thirst for/after)(poetic/literary)have a strong desire for something
(诗／文)渴望，渴求
an opponent thirsting for revenge.
渴望复仇的对手。
- Old English thurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten
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