thirst
英 [θɜ:st] 美 [θɜrst]

n.

（口）渴；渴感；长期的干渴；

vi.

渴望；口渴；

变形

复数：thirsts过去式：thirsted过去分词：thirsted现在分词：thirsting第三人称单数：thirsts

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [S][U](口)渴,渴感 a sensation of dryness in the mouth caused by the need to drink; desire for drink
2. [U]长期的干渴 lack of drink, especially for a long period
3. [S]渴望,渴求 strong desire; craving

v.(动词)

1. vi. 很想喝 experience a powerful craving for
2. vi. 渴望; 追求 crave; desire strongly and eagerly

英英释义

thirst[ θə:st ]

• n.
  • a physiological need to drink

    同义词：thirstiness

  • strong desire for something (not food or drink)

    "a thirst for knowledge"

    同义词：hungerhungrinessthirstiness

• v.
  • feel the need to drink
  • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

    同义词：cravehungerstarvelust

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• create a thirst使感到干渴
• relieve thirst止渴,解渴
• satisfy sb's thirst满足某人的渴望
• suffer from thirst口渴难忍

～+介词

• thirst for knowledge求知欲

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• thirst terribly口渴难熬

～+介词

• thirst for〔after〕想喝…,渴望…

词组短语

thirst for v. 渴望；热望

thirst for knowledge渴望求知，求知欲

have a thirst[口语]想喝杯酒

die of thirst口渴死

thirst for revenge渴望复仇

thirst after非常渴望

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

long, yearn, thirst

这组词都有“渴望”的意思，其区别是：

long指诚心诚意地渴望某事或物。

yearn通常指急迫不安地渴望或向往，着重怀有柔情或热情。

thirst原义指对食物或饮料的渴求，引申指全力以求。

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. On these dry days, you soon thirst for a cool drink.
   在那些干旱的日子里，你不久就会渴望喝点清凉的东西。
2. These young children thirst for knowledge.
   这些孩子们都渴求知识。
3. The cold water appeased his thirst.
   凉水缓解了他的口渴。
4. Iced tea will quench your thirst on hot days.
   冰镇茶在热天将解除你的口渴。

用作名词(n.)

1. I satisfied my thirst with a glass of water.
   我喝了一杯水解渴。
2. The cold water appeased his thirst.
   凉水缓解了他的口渴。
3. Many boys have a thirst for adventure.
   许多男孩都渴望冒险。
4. I have a thirst for knowledge. I love reading.
   我渴望知识。我爱看书。

权威例句

Abnormalities of thirst regulation.
Influence of age on thirst and fluid intake.
Reduced thirst after water deprivation in healthy elderly men.
Problem: thirst, drinking behavior, and involuntary dehydration.
Thirst and vasopressin release in the dog: an osmoreceptor or sodium receptor mechanism?
Quenching Urban Thirst: Growing Cities and Their Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems
Sensors for antidiuresis and thirst--osmoreceptors or CSF sodium detectors?
Current concepts concerning thirst, dehydration, and fluid replacement: overview.
Preoptic-hypothalamic periventricular lesions: thirst deficits and hypernatremia.
Effects of low doses of caffeine on cognitive performance, mood and thirst in low and higher caffeine consumers