Thirst

[θɜːst] or [θɝst]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a physiological need to drink.

(verb.) feel the need to drink.

布赖恩特編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) 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.

(n.) Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.

(n.) To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.

(n.) To have a vehement desire.

(v. t.) To have a thirst for.

錄入:斯科特

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Desire for drink.[2]. Desire, longing, craving.

v. n. [1]. Desire to drink.[2]. Desire, long, crave, hanker.

整理:莱缪尔

解釋/意思:

n. the uneasiness caused by want of drink: vehement desire for drink: eager desire for anything.—v.i. to feel thirst: to desire vehemently.—n. Thirst′er.—adv. Thirst′ily.—n. Thirst′iness.—adj. Thirst′y suffering from thirst: dry: parched: vehemently desiring.

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