thirst

[θə:st]

vi.渴望, 渴求, 口渴
n.口渴, 渴望

n.

1. 渴, 口渴[S][U]

Some of them died of thirst in the desert.

他们中有些人在沙漠中渴死了。

2. 渴望[the S][(+for)]

His thirst for knowledge is insatiable.

他对知识的渴求不会满足。

vi.

1. 口渴[(+for)]

He thirsted for a drink of cold water.

他渴望能喝到一口冰水。

2. 渴望[(+for/after)]

Some men thirst for power.

有些人渴望权力。

词形变化

名词: thirster | 动词过去式: thirsted | 动词过去分词: thirsted | 动词现在分词: thirsting | 动词第三人称单数: thirsts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.口渴, 焦渴

dryness  dehydration  desiccation

n.渴望, 热望, 欲望, 贪心, 妄想

craving  strong desire  eagerness  avidity  lust  lustfulness  appetite  hunger  ravenousness  voraciousness  rapacity  rapaciousness  greed  greediness  cupidity  longing  wish  want  yearning  hope  hankering  fancy  covetousness  yen  thirstiness

v.口渴, 焦渴

feel thirst  be thirsty  be dry  be parched  be desiccated

v.渴望得到……, 热望, 妄想得到……

desire  crave  hunger for  lust after  burn for  pant for  be mad about  wish for  long for  desiderate  want  yearn for  hope for  care for  hanker after  fancy  have a fancy for  have an eye to  hanve an appetite for  have a yen for  

同义参见:

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英英释义

名词 thirst:

a physiological need to drink

同义词：thirstiness

strong desire for something (not food or drink)

同义词：hunger, hungriness, thirstiness

动词 thirst:

feel the need to drink

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

同义词：crave, hunger, starve, lust

短语词组

have a thirst for

1. 渴望

He has a thirst for knowledge.

他渴望得到知识。

补充

thirstthirst英:[θə:st] 美:[θɚst]n.1.(口)渴; 渴感This kind of work gives me a thirst.这种工作使我感到口渴。2.长期的干渴The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.士兵们在沙漠中因长期的干渴而死亡。3.渴望; 渴求He had a great thirst for knowledge.他渴求知识。

例句

1. We thirsted terribly.我们口渴难熬。 2. He thirsted for draft beer.他很想喝到生啤酒。 3. The boy thirsts after knowledge.小男孩渴望学到知识。 4. They thirsted for independence.他们渴望独立。 5. they quenched their thirst with spring water.他们喝泉水止渴。 6. tens of thousands died of thirst and starvation.成千上万的人死于饥饿和缺水。 7. his thirst for knowledge was mainly academic.他渴求的主要是学术方面的知识。 8. an opponent thirsting for revenge.渴望复仇的对手。 9. Cold tea really quenches your thirst.冰凉的茶真解渴。 10. to die of thirst渴死 11. He quenched his thirst. [=he had a drink]他喝水解渴。 12. a powerful thirst极度口渴 13. He died of/from thirst. [=he died because he did not have enough fluids in his body]他渴死了。 14. a thirst for fame/knowledge/success对名望/知识/成功的渴求 15. She thirsts for/after justice.她渴望公正。