| [/θɜːst; θəst/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U, sing] feeling caused by a desire or need to drink 渴:
quench (ie satisfy) one's thirst with a long drink of water 喝很多水来解渴 *
Working in the sun soon gave us a (powerful) thirst. 我们在烈日下干活儿, 很快就觉得渴（极）了.
(b) [U] suffering caused by this 渴:
They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst. 他们在沙漠中迷路而渴死了. 用法:
2 [sing] ~ (for sth) (fig 比喻) strong desire; craving 热望; 渴望; 渴求:
a/the thirst for knowledge, fame, revenge 渴求知识、 渴望成名、 决心复仇. thirst 2
v 用法:
1 [I] (arch 古) feel a need to drink 渴. 用法:
2 (phr v) thirst for sth be eager for sth 渴求某事物:
thirsting for revenge 一定要报仇. |