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thirst thirst
/ WE:st /

◙ noun
1. [mass noun] a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something
• 渴，口渴
»they quenched their thirst with spring water.
  他们喝泉水止渴。
  lack of the liquid needed to sustain life
• 干渴，缺水
»tens of thousands died of thirst and starvation.
  成千上万的人死于饥饿和缺水。
  [一般作 thirst for] (poetic/literary)a strong desire for something
• [诗／文] 渴望，渴求
»his thirst for knowledge was mainly academic.
  他渴求的主要是学术方面的知识。
◙ verb, [no obj.]
1. (archaic)(of a person or animal) feel a need to drink something
• [古] （人，动物）感到口渴，想喝水
  [一般作 thirst for/after] (poetic/literary)have a strong desire for something
• [诗／文] 渴望，渴求
»an opponent thirsting for revenge.
  渴望复仇的对手。

【语源】

1. Old English thurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten

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