单词	thirst
释义	thirst1 nounthirst2 verb thirstthirst1 /θɜːst $ θɜːrst/ ●●○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINthirst1 Origin: Old English thurst Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES After a workout, juices are excellent because they quench your thirst and replace fluids and carbohydrates. Seven people died of thirst after their truck broke down on an isolated desert road. The bars and cafes cater to tourist who have worked up a thirst sightseeing. The soldiers suffered constantly from hunger and thirst. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Emerson took his thirst for new religion to the college circuit. Fever is in my veins, and I am perishing from thirst. I think I had the average child's thirst for blood and a more than average thirst for romance. Maggie had developed a raging thirst and wondered if she could get a drink at the Commemorative Hall. None of these requires anything even approaching a thirst. Now, all that hurrying has given me a thirst. She never knew such a thirst. The agonies she endured never satisfied her insatiable thirst to suffer for sinners and for the souls in Purgatory. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto drink something► drink to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it: · Drink your coffee before it gets cold.· Is this water safe to drink?· He was drinking vodka straight from the bottle.· She picked up the cup and began to drink thirstily. ► have to have a drink of something: · We always have tea in the morning.· Robin was driving, so he just had a glass of orange juice.· We had a couple of beers and talked about old times.have a drink (of something): · Can I have a drink of water, please?· Sit down and have a drink. ► take to drink a small amount or a single mouthful of something: · He was very weak, but managed to take a mouthful of water from my bottle.· Jody took another sip of wine. ► sip to drink something slowly, in very small amounts: · Sue sat at the bar sipping a Martini.· She sipped water all the way through the interview. ► quench your thirst written to drink something in order to stop being thirsty: · We stopped in a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep. ► slurp to drink liquid while making a noisy sucking sound: · He bent his face over the steaming bowl and slurped loudly.· The old man started to slurp his beer. ► lap/lap up if an animal laps or laps up a liquid, it drinks it with quick movements of its tongue: · We spotted the cubs lapping water from a stream in the forest.lap something up: · The tiny creature started to lap the milk up eagerly.lap up something: · A large dog lapped up the gravy that had spilt on the floor. what you say when you think something is true, but you are not sure► thirsty · Are you thirsty? Do you want some juice?· On a hot day, your dog can become very thirsty, so make sure they have plenty of water.· By the time you actually feel thirsty, your body is already slightly dehydrated.· Stands were set up to satisfy the thousands of thirsty people expected at the event.thirsty work British (=an activity that makes you thirsty, used especially humorously when you want an alcoholic drink) · I'll have a beer. Gardening is thirsty work, you know. ► need a drink especially spoken to want to drink something, especially because you are very thirsty or because you want an alcoholic drink: · Jeez it's hot. I need a drink.· I need another drink if we're going to keep talking about this. ► be dying for also be gasping for British spoken to want to drink something very much: · We were dying for a Coke, so we stopped at a fast-food place.· I'm gasping for a cup of tea.be dying for a drink (=to want to drink something, especially alcohol): · I'm dying for a drink. Want to go for a pint? ► dry when your throat or mouth is dry , it has very little liquid in it, so that you feel that you want a drink: · My throat was so dry I could hardly speak. ► parched if someone is parched they are very thirsty. You can also say that they have a parched throat or parched lips when they are very dry and they need a drink: · She put her water bottle to his parched lips.· Give me a sip of that I'm parched.· They were dirty and parched, but in remarkably good condition after the rescue. ► dehydrated someone who is dehydrated , does not have enough liquid in their body and feels weak and ill: · When exercising, especially in the heat, drink often or you will become dehydrated.severely dehydrated: · Children who have diarrhoea can quickly become severely dehydrated. ► thirst the feeling of wanting to drink something: · The soldiers suffered constantly from hunger and thirst.quench your thirst (=get rid of your thirst by drinking something): · After a workout, juices are excellent because they quench your thirst and replace fluids and carbohydrates.die of thirst (=died from a lack of something to drink): · Seven people died of thirst after their truck broke down on an isolated desert road.work up a thirst (=do work or exercise that makes you thirsty): · The bars and cafes cater to tourists who have worked up a thirst sightseeing. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► quenches ... thirst  Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it). ► worked up a thirst  We had worked up a thirst (=done something that made us thirsty), and so we decided to stop for a beer. ► raging thirst  Maggie woke up with a raging thirst (=an extremely strong thirst). ► died of thirst  Many of the animals had died of thirst. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a thirst for knowledge (=a desire to learn more)· She arrived at college with a thirst for knowledge. ► unquenchable thirst  the seemingly unquenchable thirst (=desire) for Western art COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► quench · Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.· There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.· Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst.· I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst.· Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back.· Both nobles and plebeians quench the thirst of their lust here.· It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before. ► slake · Before continuing we slaked thirsts with warm water from our own bottles - we couldn't find any streams.· We chewed salted sunflower seeds, and slaked our thirst.· It is diverted hundreds of miles along aqueducts to slake the thirst of Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger. I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over. These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism. ► quench your thirst After exercising, fruit juices are excellent because they quench your thirst. Iced tea really quenches your thirst. We stopped in a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep. Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst. I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst. It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before. Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst. There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time. Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back. ► slake your thirst We chewed salted sunflower seeds, and slaked our thirst. ► work up an appetite/a thirst/a sweat Word family WORD FAMILYnounthirstadjectivethirstyadverbthirstily 1[singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink → thirsty, hunger:  Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it). We had worked up a thirst (=done something that made us thirsty), and so we decided to stop for a beer. Maggie woke up with a raging thirst (=an extremely strong thirst).2[uncountable] the state of not having enough to drink:  Many of the animals had died of thirst.3a thirst for knowledge/education/information etc literary a strong desire for knowledge etc:  the thirst for knowledge in Renaissance Italy thirst1 nounthirst2 verb thirstthirst2 verb [intransitive] old use Verb Table VERB TABLE thirst Simple Form Present I, you, we, they thirst he, she, it thirsts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they thirsted Present perfect I, you, we, they have thirsted he, she, it has thirsted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had thirsted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will thirst Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have thirsted Continuous Form Present I am thirsting he, she, it is thirsting you, we, they are thirsting Past I, he, she, it was thirsting you, we, they were thirsting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been thirsting he, she, it has been thirsting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been thirsting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be thirsting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been thirsting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Famie would rave and thirst in her bed. She thirsted for it, imagining the cool wind of it cascading life into her lungs. Tampa Bay plays stout defense... the Bucs thirsted for a victory. The public is not thirsting for reassurances about our place in the world. There are a lot of investment approaches, but nearly all winning stock pickers thirst for information on investing and on companies. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a thirst for knowledge (=a desire to learn more)· She arrived at college with a thirst for knowledge. ► unquenchable thirst  the seemingly unquenchable thirst (=desire) for Western art Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom Each note pleaded to love a little longer, longer, as though it was dying of hunger. I for one am dying of thirst and hot enough to boil over. These huge corporations are dying of boredom caused by the inertia of giantism. ► quench your thirst After exercising, fruit juices are excellent because they quench your thirst. Iced tea really quenches your thirst. We stopped in a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep. Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst. I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst. It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before. Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst. There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time. Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back. ► slake your thirst We chewed salted sunflower seeds, and slaked our thirst. ► work up an appetite/a thirst/a sweat to be thirstythirst for/after something phrasal verb literary to want something very much:  young men thirsting for adventure
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