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单词 thirstier
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
thirst•y /ˈθɜrsti/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. having a feeling of thirst:the thirstiest guy at the bar.
  • having a strong desire for something:[be + ~ + for]He was thirsty for adventure.

  • WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    thirst•y  (thûrstē),USA pronunciation adj., thirst•i•er, thirst•i•est. 
    1. Physiologyfeeling or having thirst;
      craving liquid.
    2. Agricultureneeding moisture, as land;
      parched;
      dry or arid:the thirsty soil.
    3. eagerly desirous;
      eager:thirsty for news.
    4. causing thirst:Digging is thirsty work.
    • bef. 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig; akin to Dutch dorstig, German durstig, Sanskrit tṛṣita thirsty
    thirsti•ly, adv. 
    thirsti•ness, n. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    thirsty /ˈθɜːstɪ/ adj (thirstier, thirstiest)
    1. feeling a desire to drink
    2. dry; arid
    3. (followed by for) feeling an eager desire
    4. causing thirst

    ˈthirstily adv ˈthirstiness n
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