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词组 thirst
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thirst /θɜːst $ θɜːrst/ noun 1. the state of wanting or needing a drinkadjectivesa powerful thirst (=a strong feeling of thirst) Joe had a powerful thirst and drank the whole bottle in seconds.a raging/terrible thirst (=a very strong feeling of thirst) After the party, he woke up with a headache and a raging thirst.verbsquench your thirst (=drink to get rid of it) He brought them water to quench their thirst. | You can quench your thirst with a cool drink from the hotel bar.slake your thirst literary (=quench it) Animals come to slake their thirst at the pool.suffer from thirst They marched on, suffering terribly from thirst.die of thirst Their companions had died of thirst.work up a thirst (=do something that makes you thirsty) Lemonade is a refreshing drink when you have worked up a thirst. Don’t say I have thirst. Say I’m thirsty.2. literary a strong desire for somethingadjectivesa great/tremendous thirst In today’s world, there is a tremendous thirst for information.an insatiable/unquenchable thirst (=a strong desire that cannot be stopped) He had an unquenchable thirst for hard work and did all the organizing.verbshave a thirst for sth She had a thirst for facts.satisfy sb’s thirst for sth His job as a ski instructor failed to satisfy his thirst for adventure.prepositionsa thirst for sth He was delighted by his students’ thirst for knowledge.
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