thirst
US
UK thirst n: (desire for water)
SC 渴 kě
TC 渴
TC 渴
SC 口渴 kě，kǒu kě
It was a hot day and Peter's thirst was growing more intense.
天气真热，彼得愈发口渴难耐。
thirst n: figurative (desire) (比喻)
SC 渴求，渴望 kě qiú，kě wàng
TC 渴望
TC 渴望
No matter how much Fiona travelled, she still always had a thirst for more.
不论菲奥娜走过多少地方，她总是渴望更多的旅行。
thirst after [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (desire keenly)
SC 迫切想要 pò qiè xiǎng yào
SC 极度渴望 pò qiè xiǎng yào，jí dù kě wàng
Humanity has thirsted after knowledge since the dawn of time.
thirst for [sth] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (desire keenly)
SC 想喝 xiǎng hē
SC 渴盼 xiǎng hē ，kě pàn
SC 渴望 xiǎng hē ，kě wàng
TC 渴望
TC 渴望
We thirst for more information about the accident.
quench your thirst v expr: (drink until no longer thirsty)
SC 解渴 jiě kě
I'm going out to the pub to quench my thirst.
slake your thirst v expr: literary (quench)
SC 解渴 jiě kě
The fresh coconut juice slaked the explorer's thirst.
thirst for knowledge n: figurative (intense desire to learn) (比喻)
SC 求知欲 qiú zhī yù
Jim had a genuine thirst for knowledge.
thirst quencher n: informal (refreshing drink) (非正式用语)
SC 止渴饮料 zhǐ kě yǐn liào
TC 止渴飲料
TC 止渴飲料
Tea is a wonderful thirst quencher.
thirst-quenching adj: (satisfying thirst)
SC 解渴的, 止渴的
- nonaggression
- non-alcoholic
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- non-aligned
- nonaligned
- non-alignment
- nonalignment
- nonallergic
- non-appearance
- nonappearance
- non-attendance
- nonattendance
- nonavailability
- non-basic
- nonbeliever
- nonbelligerent
- nonbinary
- non-binding
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- noncancerous
- nonce
- nonchalance
- nonchalant
- nonchalantly
- nonclerical