thirst

Word family  noun thirst adjective thirsty adverb thirstily

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++thirst1 /θɜːst $ θɜːrst/ ●●○ noun  1  [singular]THIRSTY the feeling of wanting or needing a drink 渴，口渴 → thirsty, hunger Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it). 只有冰水才能让我真正解渴。 We had worked up a thirst (=done something that made us thirsty), and so we decided to stop for a beer. 我们干得口渴了，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  [uncountable]THIRSTY the state of not having enough to drink 饮水不足，缺水 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 literaryWANT a strong desire for knowledge etc 对知识/教育/信息等的渴望 the thirst for knowledge in Renaissance Italy 文艺复兴时期意大利人对知识的渴求

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thirst• None of these requires anything even approaching a thirst.• Now, all that hurrying has given me a thirst.• She never knew such a thirst.• The bars and cafes cater to tourist who have worked up a thirst sightseeing.• The soldiers suffered constantly from hunger and thirst.• Fever is in my veins, and I am perishing from thirst.• Emerson took his thirst for new religion to the college circuit.• The agonies she endured never satisfied her insatiable thirst to suffer for sinners and for the souls in Purgatory.• Seven people died of thirst after their truck broke down on an isolated desert road.• Maggie had developed a raging thirst and wondered if she could get a drink at the Commemorative Hall.• I think I had the average child's thirst for blood and a more than average thirst for romance.• After a workout, juices are excellent because they quench your thirst and replace fluids and carbohydrates.raging thirst• Maggie had developed a raging thirst and wondered if she could get a drink at the Commemorative Hall.• The pills left a bitter taste, a raging thirst and pent-up energy for which there was no outlet.thirst2 verb [intransitive] old use  1.THIRSTYto be thirsty 感到口渴2 thirst for/after something phrasal verb literary WANTto want something very much 渴望，渴求 young men thirsting for adventure 渴望冒险的年轻男子→ See Verb table

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thirst• Tampa Bay plays stout defense... the Bucs thirsted for a victory.• There are a lot of investment approaches, but nearly all winning stock pickers thirst for information on investing and on companies.• She thirsted for it, imagining the cool wind of it cascading life into her lungs.• The public is not thirsting for reassurances about our place in the world.• Famie would rave and thirst in her bed.Origin thirst1 Old English thurst

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thirst¹ /θɜːst $ θɜːrst/ noun1. [singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink ⇨ thirsty, hunger:
    Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it).
    We had worked up a thirst (=done something that made us thirsty), and so we decided to stop for a beer.
    Maggie woke up with a raging thirst (=an extremely strong thirst).
2. [uncountable] the state of not having enough to drink:
    Many of the animals had died of thirst.
3. a thirst for knowledge/education/information etc literary a strong desire for knowledge etc:
    the thirst for knowledge in Renaissance Italy

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thirst² verb [intransitive] old use
to be thirsty
     
thirst for/after something phrasal verb literary
  to want something very much:
    young men thirsting for adventure