thirst
noun
verb
θɜːst
noun
1
the
feeling
of
wanting
or
needing
a
drink
渴，口渴;
singular 单数
Ice
water
is
the
only
thing
that
really
quenches
my
thirst
(=gets
rid
of
it)
.
只有冰水才能真正让我解渴。
We
had
worked
up
a
thirst
(=done
something
that
made
us
thirsty)
,
and
so
we
decided
to
stop
for
a
beer.
我们干得嘴巴都干了，因此决定停下来喝杯啤酒。
Maggie
woke
up
with
a
raging
thirst
(=an
extremely
strong
thirst)
.
玛吉醒来时感到口干舌燥。
2
the
state
of
not
having
enough
to
drink
饮水不足，缺水
U
Many
of
the
animals
had
died
of
thirst
.
很多动物因缺水而死亡。
3
a thirst for knowledge/education/information etc
a
strong
desire
for
knowledge
etc
[文] 对知识/教育/信息等的渴望
literary
the
thirst
for
knowledge
in
Renaissance
Italy
文艺复兴时期的意大利对知识的渴求
verb
4
to
be
thirsty
[旧] 感到口渴
5
to
want
something
very
much
[文] 渴望，渴求
young
men
thirsting
for
adventure
渴望冒险的年轻男子