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| /ˈΘɜːsti/ |
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| 1 | feeling that you want or need to drink something （口）渴的 |
| I’ m really thirsty – could I have a glass of water? 我真的很渴，能给我一杯水喝吗？ |
| thirsty work (=hard work that makes you feel thirsty) Moving furniture around is thirsty work. 使人口渴的工作 |
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| 2 | thirsty plants or areas of land need a lot of water （植物或土地）缺水的；干旱的 |
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| 3 | informal a thirsty vehicle uses a lot of fuel （车辆）费油的 |
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| - | be thirsty for sth literary
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| to want something very much |
| 渴望某物；极想得到某物 |
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| Citizens seem thirsty for any kind of reform. 市民们似乎渴望任何形式的改革。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| thirstily adv |
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