thirst 音标拼音: [θ'ɚst]
n . 口渴,渴望
vi . 口渴,渴望
口渴,渴望口渴,渴望
thirst n 1 :
a physiological need to drink [
synonym : {
thirst },
{
thirstiness }]
2 :
strong desire for something (
not food or drink ); "
a thirst for knowledge "; "
hunger for affection " [
synonym : {
hunger },
{
hungriness }, {
thirst }, {
thirstiness }]
v 1 :
feel the need to drink 2 :
have a craving ,
appetite ,
or great desire for [
synonym : {
crave },
{
hunger }, {
thirst }, {
starve }, {
lust }]
Thirst \
Thirst \ (
th [~
e ]
rst ),
n . [
OE .
thirst , [
thorn ]
urst ,
AS .
[
thorn ]
urst , [
thorn ]
yrst ;
akin to D .
dorst ,
OS .
thurst ,
G .
durst ,
Icel . [
thorn ]
orsti ,
Sw . &
Dan .
t ["
o ]
rst ,
Goth .
[
thorn ]
a ['
u ]
rstei thirst , [
thorn ]
a ['
u ]
rsus dry ,
withered ,
[
thorn ]
a ['
u ]
rsie [
thorn ]
mik I thirst ,
ga [
thorn ]
a ['
i ]
rsan to wither ,
L .
torrere to parch ,
Gr .
te `
rsesqai to become dry ,
tesai `
nein to dry up ,
Skr .
t [.
r ]
sh to thirst . [
root ]
54 .
Cf .
{
Torrid }.]
1 .
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids ,
produced by deprivation of drink ,
or by some other cause (
as fear ,
excitement ,
etc .)
which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane ;
hence ,
the condition producing this sensation .
[
1913 Webster ]
Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt ,
to kill us ,
and our children . . .
with thirst ? --
Ex .
xvii .
3 .
[
1913 Webster ]
With thirst ,
with cold ,
with hunger so confounded .
--
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Fig .:
A want and eager desire after anything ;
a craving or longing ; --
usually with for ,
of ,
or after ;
as ,
the thirst for gold . "
Thirst of worldy good ." --
Fairfax . "
The thirst I had of knowledge ." --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thirst \
Thirst \,
v .
t .
To have a thirst for . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
He seeks his keeper '
s flesh ,
and thirsts his blood .
--
Prior .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thirst \
Thirst \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Thirsted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Thirsting }.] [
AS . [
thorn ]
yrstan .
See {
Thirst },
n .]
1 .
To feel thirst ;
to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces ,
as for want of drink .
[
1913 Webster ]
The people thirsted there for water . --
Ex .
xvii .
3 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To have a vehement desire .
[
1913 Webster ]
My soul thirsteth for . . .
the living God . --
Ps .
xlii .
2 .
[
1913 Webster ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
thirst ":
ache ,
an universal wolf ,
appetence ,
appetency ,
appetite ,
appetition ,
aridity ,
aridness ,
avidity ,
be ravenous ,
canine appetite ,
corkiness ,
covet ,
coveting ,
crave ,
craving ,
desire ,
drink up ,
drought ,
dryness ,
eagerness ,
emptiness ,
empty stomach ,
enthusiasm ,
eye hungrily ,
fancy ,
feel hungry ,
hanker ,
hanker after ,
hankering ,
have a tapeworm ,
hollow hunger ,
hunger ,
hunger after ,
hunger for ,
hungriness ,
itch ,
itching ,
juicelessness ,
long for ,
longing ,
lust ,
lust after ,
lust for ,
mania ,
passion ,
pine ,
polydipsia ,
prurience ,
pruriency ,
raven ,
ravenousness ,
relish ,
saplessness ,
sexual desire ,
soak up ,
sponge up ,
starve ,
stomach ,
sweet tooth ,
tapeworm ,
taste ,
thirst for ,
thirstiness ,
torment of Tantalus ,
voraciousness ,
voracity ,
waterlessness ,
watertight integrity ,
watertightness ,
wish ,
wish for ,
yearn ,
yearn for ,
yearning ,
yen
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THIRST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of THIRST is a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids; also : the bodily condition (as of dehydration) that induces this sensation
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Understanding of Thirst in Medical Science - PMC To counteract dehydration, the body first triggers the sensation of thirst, which prompts us to seek water Simultaneously, the antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) is released to reduce the amount of water excreted by the kidneys
THIRST Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com THIRST definition: a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid See examples of thirst used in a sentence