| 单词 | thirst for/after something |
| 释义 | thirst for/after somethingthirst for/after something phrasal verbphr v literary WANTto want something very much 渴望，渴求 young men thirsting for adventure 渴望冒险的年轻男子 Examples from the Corpus thirst for/after • Tampa Bay plays stout defense... the Bucs thirsted for a victory.• I think I had the average child's thirst for blood and a more than average thirst for romance.• The thirst for exclusivity and recognition often is misguided, as it is in this instance.• The local press are doing their best to satisfy the thirst for facts on the tournament and teams.• That led to a breakup with his sweetheart, who could not understand what he candidly admitted was a thirst for glory.• With the academic thirst for knowledge goes the academic's well-publicized thirst for alcoholic refreshment.• My thirst for knowledge had been slaked, surpassed by a hunger for cash.• Kabir said he brought with him the thirst for the infinite. → thirst for/after something at thirst2(1) |
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