thirsty

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++thirst·y /ˈθɜːsti $ ˈθɜːr-/ S3 adjective (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest) 1 THIRSTYfeeling that you want or need a drink 渴的，口渴的 → thirst, hungry Can I have a glass of water? I’m really thirsty. 我能喝一杯水吗？我太渴了。 He’d been working in the garden and was very hot and thirsty. 他一直在花园里干活，又热又渴。 All this digging is thirsty work (=work that makes you want a drink). 这种挖地的活干了让人口渴。2 literaryWANT having a strong desire for something 渴望的，渴求的thirsty for a generation thirsty for change 渴求变革的一代3. DRYfields or plants that are thirsty need water 〔田地或植物〕干旱的，缺水的 —thirstily adverb

Examples from the Corpus

thirsty• Are you thirsty?• He was thirsty and hungry and in pain.• We always got thirsty and usually were hungry.• I drank two of their barrels of wine, and was still thirsty, because that was only half a litre.• We were soiled with urine, hungry, thirsty, cold and sick with exhaustion.• Are you thirsty? Do you want some juice?• His eyes clung to her like thirsty leeches, watching for any movement, the revolver trained on her back.• Stands were set up to satisfy the thousands of thirsty people expected at the event.• On a hot day, your dog can become very thirsty, so make sure they have plenty of water.• The fact that they were hungry and thirsty stretched nerves even tighter.• I'll have a beer. Gardening is thirsty work, you know.• By the time you actually feel thirsty, your body is already slightly dehydrated.

thirst·y adjectiveChineseSyllable

Corpus or a want that feeling you drink need

thirsty
thirst‧y /ˈθɜːsti $ ˈθɜːr-/