thirst

US [θɜrst]
UK [θɜː(r)st]
  • n.渴；渴望；口渴；渴求
  • v.渴；想喝水
  • Web蝙蝠；干渴；渴症
Simple Present：thirsts  Present Participle：thirsting  Past Tense：thirsted  

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thirst
n.
1.
[u][sing]
口渴；干渴感the feeling of needing or wanting a drink
He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water.
他喝了好多冷水解渴。
She woke up with a raging thirst and a headache.
她醒来后，感到头痛，口渴难忍。
2.
[u]
渴；干渴the state of not having enough water to drink
Thousands are dying of thirst.
成千上万的人都干渴得奄奄一息。
3.
[sing]
~ (for sth)
渴望；渴求a strong desire for sth
a thirst for knowledge
如饥似渴的求知欲
v.
1.
[i]
渴；想喝水to be thirsty

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Definition:
AllAll,渴渴,渴望渴望,口渴口渴,渴求渴求,想喝水想喝水,蝙蝠蝙蝠,干渴干渴,渴症渴症
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1.
Prudence saw me to the door, and I returned to my apartment with tears of rage in me eyes and a thirst for revenge in my heart.
普律当丝一直把我送到门口，我回到家里，眼里含着愤怒的泪水，胸中怀着复仇的渴望。
pǔ lǜ dāng sī yì zhí bǎ wǒ sòng dào mén kǒu , wǒ huí dào jiā lǐ , yǎn lǐ hán zhe fèn nù de lèi shuǐ , xiōng zhōng huái zhe fù chóu de kě wàng 。
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2.
Since the desert crossing was supposed to be over by now, they had no more water and were afraid they would die of thirst.
按照计划现在应当已经穿越了沙漠，所以他们没有多余的水用，很担心会因饥渴难挨而死。
àn zhào jì huà xiàn zài yīng dāng yǐ jīng chuān yuè le shā mò , suǒ yǐ tā men méi yǒu duō yú de shuǐ yòng , hěn dān xīn huì yīn jī kě nán ái ér sǐ 。
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3.
A Crow, ready to die with thirst, flew with joy to a pitcher which he saw at a distance.
一只快渴死的乌鸦，远远地看见一只水壶，就高兴地飞了过去。
yī zhī kuài kě sǐ de wū yā , yuǎn yuǎn de kàn jiàn yī zhī shuǐ hú , jiù gāo xìng de fēi le guò qù 。
4.
But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
所以，「你的仇敌若饿了，就给他吃，若渴了，就给他喝；因为你这样行就是把炭火堆在他的头上。」
suǒ yǐ , 「 nǐ de chóu dí ruò è le , jiù gěi tā chī , ruò kě le , jiù gěi tā hē ; yīn wèi nǐ zhè yàng xíng jiù shì bǎ tàn huǒ duī zài tā de tóu shàng 。 」
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5.
WHEN he became president of South Africa just over a year ago, Jacob Zuma promised to quench South Africans' thirst for renewal.
仅仅一年前，祖马就任南非总统时，他承诺要解决南非人民对复兴国家的渴望。
jǐn jǐn yī nián qián , zǔ mǎ jiù rèn nán fēi zǒng tǒng shí , tā chéng nuò yào jiě jué nán fēi rén mín duì fù xīng guó jiā de kě wàng 。
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6.
He suffers most, say, from thirst. He hollows out a place in the sand to collect rain water, or builds some crude receptacle.
比方说，极度焦渴最为令他痛苦，于是他在沙地上挖坑收集雨水，或者做个简陋的容器蓄水。
bǐ fāng shuō , jí dù jiāo kě zuì wéi lìng tā tòng kǔ , yú shì tā zài shā dì shàng wā kēng shōu jí yǔ shuǐ , huò zhě zuò gè jiǎn lòu de róng qì xù shuǐ 。
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7.
If not for the country send a trace source of thirst, let you and me from the front of the water began to.
如果尚不能为他乡的干渴送去一丝源泉，就让你我从眼前的节水开始努力。
rú guǒ shàng bù néng wèi tā xiāng de gān kě sòng qù yī sī yuán quán , jiù ràng nǐ wǒ cóng yǎn qián de jié shuǐ kāi shǐ nǔ lì 。
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8.
If only the plant could talk, it might be able to save itself from dying, either from thirst or drowning.
如果植物能开口讲话，或许它们可以解救自己于垂死、缺水或淹溺的境况。
rú guǒ zhí wù néng kāi kǒu jiǎng huà , huò xǔ tā men kě yǐ jiě jiù zì jǐ yú chuí sǐ 、 quē shuǐ huò yān nì de jìng kuàng 。
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9.
On the way, Dong Yong discovered the wife has been pregnant in the body, hurries asks for the water to relieve thirst for her.
途中，董永发现妻子已怀孕在身，赶忙去讨水为她解渴。
tú zhōng , dǒng yǒng fā xiàn qī zi yǐ huái yùn zài shēn , gǎn máng qù tǎo shuǐ wèi tā jiě kě 。
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10.
The prologue begins in May 2005, when I'm looking at Pilar as if it's dying of thirst and wanting only to get into water.
年五月开始写，那时我看到皮拉尔貌似快渴死了，急需下水。
nián wǔ yuè kāi shǐ xiě , nà shí wǒ kàn dào pí lā ěr mào sì kuài kě sǐ le , jí xū xià shuǐ 。
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