thirst
n.a desire for drink,knowledge, freedom
释义2：
thirst
/ WE:st /
◙ noun1. [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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