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

noun | verb

thirstthirst1 /θɚst/ ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYthirst¹

Origin: Old English thurst

COLLOCATIONS► quench ... thirst

He downed a bottle of water to quench his thirst (=get rid of his thirst).

► died of thirst

Many of them died of thirst.

1[singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink: He downed a bottle of water to quench his thirst (=get rid of his thirst).2[uncountable] the state of not having enough to drink: Many of them died of thirst.3a thirst for knowledge/power/education etc. literary a strong desire for knowledge, power, etc. [Origin: Old English thurst]

noun | verb

thirstthirst2 verb [intransitive] old use

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

to be thirstythirst for/after something phrasal verb literary to want something very much