a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something
渴,口渴
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they quenched their thirst with spring water .他们喝泉水止渴。
lack of the liquid needed to sustain life
干渴,缺水
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tens of thousands died of thirst and starvation. 成千上万的人死于饥饿和缺水。
(一般作
〈诗/文〉 渴望,渴求
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his thirst for knowledge was mainly academic .他渴求的主要是学术方面的知识。
〈古〉 (人,动物)感到口渴,想喝水。
(一般作
〈 诗/文〉 渴望,渴求
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an opponent thirsting for revenge .渴望复仇的对手。
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