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thirst

noun
🔊/θɜːst/
🔊/θɜːrst/
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  1. [uncountable, singular] the feeling of needing or wanting a drink口渴；干渴感
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsb2, Drinksb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • intense
    • raging
    • …
    verb + thirst
    • quench
    • slake
    • die of
    • …
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  2. [uncountable] the state of not having enough water to drink渴；干渴
    • Thousands are dying of thirst.成千上万的人都干渴得奄奄一息。🔊🔊
    • Many of the refugees were suffering badly from thirst.许多难民都忍受严重的干渴。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • intense
    • raging
    • …
    verb + thirst
    • quench
    • slake
    • die of
    • …
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  3. [singular] thirst (for something) a strong desire for something渴望；渴求 synonym craving
    • a thirst for knowledge如饥似渴的求知欲
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • insatiable
    • unquenchable
    • …
    verb + thirst
    • have
    • satisfy
    preposition
    • thirst for
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    4. Word OriginOld English thurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten.

thirst

verb
🔊/θɜːst/
🔊/θɜːrst/
[intransitive] (old use)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they thirst
🔊/θɜːst/
🔊/θɜːrst/
he / she / it thirsts
🔊/θɜːsts/
🔊/θɜːrsts/
past simple thirsted
🔊/ˈθɜːstɪd/
🔊/ˈθɜːrstɪd/
past participle thirsted
🔊/ˈθɜːstɪd/
🔊/ˈθɜːrstɪd/
-ing form thirsting
🔊/ˈθɜːstɪŋ/
🔊/ˈθɜːrstɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to be thirsty渴；想喝水
    Word OriginOld English thurst (noun), thyrstan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorst, dorsten and German Durst, dürsten.