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thirsty

/thur-stee/US // ˈθɜr sti //UK // (ˈθɜːstɪ) //

口渴的,口渴,渴了,口渴了

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    thirst·i·er, thirst·i·est.

    • : feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
    • : needing moisture, as land; parched; dry or arid: the thirsty soil.
    • : eagerly desirous; eager: thirsty for news.
    • : causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work.
    • : Slang. eager for attention or approval: thirsty celebrities.desperate for affection, sex, or sexual attention.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.dry, desirous (especially for liquid)
Synonyms
anxious焦急的,焦虑的,焦虑不安,焦虑dehydrated脱水,脱水的,脱水型,无水eager渴望,急于求成,急于,急于求成的greedy贪婪的,贪婪,贪心的,贪婪的人hungry饥饿,饿了,饥饿的,饥肠辘辘impatient急于求成,急躁,耐心,急于求成的人inclined倾斜的,倾向于,倾斜,倾向性keen敏锐的,热情的,敏锐,热切的parched干巴巴的,干渴,枯燥的,干渴的agog激动人心,激动人心的,激动不已,激动appetent食欲旺盛,食欲,开胃,开胃菜ardent热心,热心的,热情的,热烈的arid旱地,旱灾,旱区,旱季athirst渴求,渴望,渴了,饥渴avid狂热的,狂热,狂热者,热心bone-dry骨干,骨干的,干透了的,干枯的breathless气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,喘不过气来,喘不过气来的burning燃烧,燃烧的,焚烧,灼烧cottonmouthed棉花嘴,棉口的,棉口,棉嘴的craving渴望,欲望,愿望,瘾头crazy for为之疯狂的是,为之疯狂的,疯疯癫癫地喜欢上了droughty干旱的,旱灾,干旱,旱情dry as dust干枯如尘,干燥如尘,干枯如尘埃,干瘪如尘dying for垂死挣扎,为之而死,垂死挣扎的,为之牺牲的hankering渴望,欲望,想法,想要的东西itching for痒痒的,渴望,渴望着,痒痒juiceless无汁,无汁的,无果汁,无果汁的longing憧憬,渴望,欲望,思念lusting淫欲,色欲,色色的,淫欲性partial to部分为,局部到,局部地区为,局部地区sapless无汁液,无汁的,无汁,无汁无味thirsting渴求,口渴,饥渴,饥渴的waterless无水,无水的,无水化,不含水wild for荒野的地方,荒野之城yearning渴望,眷恋,欲望,思念

Examples

  • Right now, Pauline says, farmers measure soil moisture to see if their plants are thirsty.

  • Fuel-thirsty four-engine jets, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380, are decidedly passé these days, while aircraft with just two engines represent both the present and future of air travel.

  • His measurements astounded him—the force the spores generated as they cycled between small and thirsty and massive and moist was enough to act like a powerful, humidity-controlled muscle.

  • This one is designed to hold onto moisture, and is best for thirsty plants like cucumbers.

  • Millions took up the invitation, replacing hardy prairie grass with thirsty crops like corn, wheat and cotton.

  • For thirsty residents in dry counties, that means another long drive for a beer.

  • We are thirsty for his signature wit, warmth, and homespun wisdom.

  • And when I did finally get out of bed, I was so thirsty I made my way to the kitchen crawling along the floor.

  • Today, she takes the formula from me and sucks down every last drop of liquid like a desert-thirsty nomad.

  • But the problem was that among that active part there were a small number of  “power thirsty commercially interested” activists.

  • Then he felt thirsty, so he looked around until he had found another spring of cool water, where he drank as much as he needed.

  • Meeting the thirsty bring him water, you that inhabit the land of the south, meet with bread him that fleeth.

  • And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water.

  • When night came they found themselves far from any stream; all were thirsty and there was no water.

  • This made the eaters very thirsty, and quite ready to drink quantities of palm wine afterward.