英语词汇“thirstily”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Are you thirsty? Do you want some juice?
Are you thirsty?
By the time you actually feel thirsty, your body is already slightly dehydrated.
I'll have a beer. Gardening is thirsty work, you know.
On a hot day, your dog can become very thirsty, so make sure they have plenty of water.
Stands were set up to satisfy the thousands of thirsty people expected at the event.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He was thirsty and hungry and in pain.
His eyes clung to her like thirsty leeches, watching for any movement, the revolver trained on her back.
I drank two of their barrels of wine, and was still thirsty, because that was only half a litre.
The fact that they were hungry and thirsty stretched nerves even tighter.
We always got thirsty and usually were hungry.
We were soiled with urine, hungry, thirsty, cold and sick with exhaustion.

Longman Language Activatorwhat 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 FROM THE ENTRY► thirsty work

All this digging is thirsty work (=work that makes you want a drink).

WORD FAMILYnounthirstadjectivethirstyadverbthirstily

单词	thirstily
释义	thirstythirst‧y /ˈθɜːsti $ ˈθɜːr-/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative thirstier, superlative thirstiest) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Are you thirsty? Do you want some juice? Are you thirsty? By the time you actually feel thirsty, your body is already slightly dehydrated. I'll have a beer. Gardening is thirsty work, you know. On a hot day, your dog can become very thirsty, so make sure they have plenty of water. Stands were set up to satisfy the thousands of thirsty people expected at the event. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He was thirsty and hungry and in pain. His eyes clung to her like thirsty leeches, watching for any movement, the revolver trained on her back. I drank two of their barrels of wine, and was still thirsty, because that was only half a litre. The fact that they were hungry and thirsty stretched nerves even tighter. We always got thirsty and usually were hungry. We were soiled with urine, hungry, thirsty, cold and sick with exhaustion. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhat 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► thirsty work All this digging is thirsty work (=work that makes you want a drink). Word family WORD FAMILYnounthirstadjectivethirstyadverbthirstily 1feeling that you want or need a drink → thirst, hungry: Can I have a glass of water? I’m really thirsty. He’d been working in the garden and was very hot and thirsty. All this digging is thirsty work (=work that makes you want a drink).2literary having a strong desire for somethingthirsty for a generation thirsty for change3fields or plants that are thirsty need water—thirstily adverb
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