thirst 音标拼音: [θ'ɚst]
n . 口渴,渴望
vi . 口渴,渴望
口渴,渴望口渴,渴望
thirst n 1 :
a physiological need to drink [
synonym : {
thirst },
{
thirstiness }]
2 :
strong desire for something (
not food or drink ); "
a thirst for knowledge "; "
hunger for affection " [
synonym : {
hunger },
{
hungriness }, {
thirst }, {
thirstiness }]
v 1 :
feel the need to drink 2 :
have a craving ,
appetite ,
or great desire for [
synonym : {
crave },
{
hunger }, {
thirst }, {
starve }, {
lust }]
Thirst \
Thirst \ (
th [~
e ]
rst ),
n . [
OE .
thirst , [
thorn ]
urst ,
AS .
[
thorn ]
urst , [
thorn ]
yrst ;
akin to D .
dorst ,
OS .
thurst ,
G .
durst ,
Icel . [
thorn ]
orsti ,
Sw . &
Dan .
t ["
o ]
rst ,
Goth .
[
thorn ]
a ['
u ]
rstei thirst , [
thorn ]
a ['
u ]
rsus dry ,
withered ,
[
thorn ]
a ['
u ]
rsie [
thorn ]
mik I thirst ,
ga [
thorn ]
a ['
i ]
rsan to wither ,
L .
torrere to parch ,
Gr .
te `
rsesqai to become dry ,
tesai `
nein to dry up ,
Skr .
t [.
r ]
sh to thirst . [
root ]
54 .
Cf .
{
Torrid }.]
1 .
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids ,
produced by deprivation of drink ,
or by some other cause (
as fear ,
excitement ,
etc .)
which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane ;
hence ,
the condition producing this sensation .
[
1913 Webster ]
Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt ,
to kill us ,
and our children . . .
with thirst ? --
Ex .
xvii .
3 .
[
1913 Webster ]
With thirst ,
with cold ,
with hunger so confounded .
--
Chaucer .
[
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2 .
Fig .:
A want and eager desire after anything ;
a craving or longing ; --
usually with for ,
of ,
or after ;
as ,
the thirst for gold . "
Thirst of worldy good ." --
Fairfax . "
The thirst I had of knowledge ." --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thirst \
Thirst \,
v .
t .
To have a thirst for . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
He seeks his keeper '
s flesh ,
and thirsts his blood .
--
Prior .
[
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Thirst \
Thirst \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Thirsted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Thirsting }.] [
AS . [
thorn ]
yrstan .
See {
Thirst },
n .]
1 .
To feel thirst ;
to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces ,
as for want of drink .
[
1913 Webster ]
The people thirsted there for water . --
Ex .
xvii .
3 .
[
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2 .
To have a vehement desire .
[
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My soul thirsteth for . . .
the living God . --
Ps .
xlii .
2 .
[
1913 Webster ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
thirst ":
ache ,
an universal wolf ,
appetence ,
appetency ,
appetite ,
appetition ,
aridity ,
aridness ,
avidity ,
be ravenous ,
canine appetite ,
corkiness ,
covet ,
coveting ,
crave ,
craving ,
desire ,
drink up ,
drought ,
dryness ,
eagerness ,
emptiness ,
empty stomach ,
enthusiasm ,
eye hungrily ,
fancy ,
feel hungry ,
hanker ,
hanker after ,
hankering ,
have a tapeworm ,
hollow hunger ,
hunger ,
hunger after ,
hunger for ,
hungriness ,
itch ,
itching ,
juicelessness ,
long for ,
longing ,
lust ,
lust after ,
lust for ,
mania ,
passion ,
pine ,
polydipsia ,
prurience ,
pruriency ,
raven ,
ravenousness ,
relish ,
saplessness ,
sexual desire ,
soak up ,
sponge up ,
starve ,
stomach ,
sweet tooth ,
tapeworm ,
taste ,
thirst for ,
thirstiness ,
torment of Tantalus ,
voraciousness ,
voracity ,
waterlessness ,
watertight integrity ,
watertightness ,
wish ,
wish for ,
yearn ,
yearn for ,
yearning ,
yen
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