
好词典

来自古英语 'þurstig',与 'thirst'(口渴)同源,最初指生理上的口渴,后来引申为比喻意义的渴望。
❶ 形容口渴的感觉,指身体需要喝水时的生理状态。
“After running for an hour, I felt very thirsty.”
(跑了一个小时后,我感到非常口渴。)
“The hot weather made everyone thirsty.”
(炎热的天气让大家都感到口渴。)
❶ 形容对某事物强烈的渴望或需求,常用于比喻。
“He is thirsty for knowledge and reads books every day.”
(他渴望知识,每天都读书。)
“She was thirsty for adventure and decided to travel the world.”
(她渴望冒险,决定去环游世界。)
thirsty for — 表示对某事物有强烈的渴望或需求,常用于比喻。
“He is thirsty for success and works hard every day.”
(他渴望成功,每天都努力工作。)
blood-thirsty — 形容极度残忍或嗜血,常用于描述人或动物。
“The blood-thirsty villain showed no mercy to his enemies.”
(那个嗜血的恶人对敌人毫不留情。)