thirst
英 [θɜːst]
美[θɝst]
- n. 渴望；口渴；热望
- vi. 渴望；口渴
词态变化
复数: thirsts;第三人称单数: thirsts;过去式: thirsted;过去分词: thirsted;现在分词: thirsting;
中文词源
thirst 口渴，干渴
来自古英语 thurst,口渴，干渴，来自 Proto-Germanic*thurs,使干旱，干渴，来自 PIE*ters,干 的，词源同 torrid,terrain.
英英释意
- 1. a physiological need to drink
- 2. strong desire for something (not food or drink);
- "a thirst for knowledge"
- "hunger for affection"
英文词源
- thirst
- thirst: [OE] The etymological notion underlying the word thirst is of being ‘dry’. For it goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *trs, *tors- ‘dry’, which also produced Latin torrēre ‘parch’ (source of English toast, torrid, etc). From this was formed the prehistoric West Germanic noun *thurstu, which has evolved into German durst, Dutch dorst, and English thirst.
=> terrace, toast, torrid - thirst (v.)
- Old English þyrstan "to thirst, thirst after," from the noun (see thirst (n.)); the figurative sense of the verb was present in Old English. Compare Old Saxon thurstian, Dutch dorsten, Old High German dursten, German dürsten, all verbs from nouns. Related: Thirsted; thirsting.
- thirst (n.)
- Old English þurst, from Proto-Germanic *thurstu- (cognates: Old Saxon thurst, Frisian torst, Dutch dorst, Old High German and German durst), from Proto-Germanic verbal stem *thurs- (cognates: Gothic thaursjan, Old English thyrre), from PIE root *ters- "dry" (see terrain). Figurative sense of "vehement desire" is attested from c. 1200.
同义词辨析
yearn, long, thirst
这些动词均含"渴望"之意。
yearn： 通常指急迫不安地渴望或向往，着重怀有柔情或热情。
long： 指诚心诚意地渴望某事或物。
thirst： 原义指对食物或饮料的渴求，引申指全力以求。
考试真题
- Elsewhere in the book, Leslie writes: Google aims to save you from the thirst of curiosity altogether.
2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- In the study, researchers found that hunger outweighed other physical drives, including fear, thirst and social needs.
2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
- Thirst grows for living unplugged More people are taking breaks from the connected life amid the stillness and quiet of retreats like the Jesuit Center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- In their thirst for evidence on this issue, commentators seized on the recent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average household income rose by 5.2% in 2015.
2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Fame is a great thirst of the young.
2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项
实用场景例句
- He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water.
- 他喝了好多冷水解渴。
牛津词典
- She woke up with a raging thirst and a headache.
- 她醒来后，感到头痛，口渴难忍。
牛津词典
- Thousands are dying of thirst.
- 成千上万的人都干渴得奄奄一息。
牛津词典
- a thirst for knowledge
- 如饥似渴的求知欲
牛津词典
- She thirsted for power.
- 她渴望拥有权力。
牛津词典
- Coca is well-known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue...
- 人们都知道可乐能消饿、止渴和解乏。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst...
- 渴了喝水，别喝茶或咖啡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They died of thirst on the voyage.
- 他们在航行途中因缺水而死亡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Children show a real thirst for learning.
- 孩子们对于学习表现出真诚的渴望。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...their ever-growing thirst for cash.
- 他们对于金钱越来越强烈的渴求
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We all thirst for the same things.
- 我们都渴望得到同样的东西。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Is not dread of thirst when your well is full , thirst unquenchable?
- 对需求的恐惧, 不就是需求本身 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- I thirst for Beer.
- 我想喝啤酒.
期刊摘选
- Whatever our aim, we need an insatiable thirst for knowledge about it.
- 不论我们的目标是什么, 我们需要对相关的知识有无尽的渴求.
期刊摘选
- He has a strong thirst for knowledge.
- 他有很强的求知欲.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- By fixing the attention upon the throat center, the cessation of hunger and thirst will ensue.
- 对喉咙中枢(喉轮)作冥想, 便能相应终止饥渴.
期刊摘选
- A pigeon, oppressedexcessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard.
- 有只鸽子口渴得很难受, 看见画板上画着一个水瓶,以为是真的.
期刊摘选
- Indeed, it is excellent and will probably quench my thirst.
- 实际上, 这样茶味最好,并能解渴.
期刊摘选
- She was dying of thirst.
- 她快要渴死了.
期刊摘选
- I'm dying of thirst.
- 我快渴死了.
期刊摘选
- A stag, one summer's day, came to a pool to quench his thirst.
- 夏季里有一天, 一只公鹿来到池边喝水.
辞典例句
- The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.
- 士兵们在沙漠中因长期的干渴而死亡.
《简明英汉词典》
- The tea polyphenol stimulates the salivary glands. It is why tea is thirst quenching.
- 茶叶中的多酚酶能刺激分泌唾液, 这是茶能止渴的原因.
期刊摘选
- The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.
- 对快乐的渴望永远不会在人心中熄灭.
期刊摘选
- He had a great thirst for knowledge.
- 他渴求知识.
《简明英汉词典》
- Dying of thirst, the desert traveler ground out a request for water.
- 这个沙漠旅行者几乎要渴死了, 嗓音沙哑地说要喝水.
《简明英汉词典》
- I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer.
- 我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴.
《简明英汉词典》
- Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.
- 喝一瓶汽水不够解渴.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They lost their way in the desert and died of thirst.
- 他们在沙漠中迷路而渴死了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》