单词：thirsting
音标：[θə:stɪŋ] ；
v. （口）渴( thirst的现在分词 ); 渴感; 长期的干渴; 渴望
p. pr. & vb. n. of Thirst
thirst的用法和样例：
例句
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- On these dry days, you soon thirst for a cool drink.在那些干旱的日子里，你不久就会渴望喝点清凉的东西。
- These young children thirst for knowledge.这些孩子们都渴求知识。
- The cold water appeased his thirst.凉水缓解了他的口渴。
- Iced tea will quench your thirst on hot days.冰镇茶在热天将解除你的口渴。
用作名词(n.)
- I satisfied my thirst with a glass of water.我喝了一杯水解渴。
- The cold water appeased his thirst.凉水缓解了他的口渴。
- Many boys have a thirst for adventure.许多男孩都渴望冒险。
- I have a thirst for knowledge. I love reading.我渴望知识。我爱看书。
常见句型
用作名词(n.)
- This kind of work gives me a thirst.这种工作使我感到口渴。
- The horses satisfied its thirst in the river.那匹马在河边饮水解渴。
- The soldiers died of thirst in the desert.士兵们在沙漠中因长期的干渴而死亡。
- He had a great thirst for knowledge.他渴求知识。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～+to- v- The little girl thirsted to learn drawing.这个小女孩渴望学画画。
- He thirsted to learn English.他渴望学习英语。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
thirst for〔after〕 (v.+prep.)- 渴望… desire (sth) eagerly
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- create a thirst使感到干渴
- relieve thirst止渴,解渴
- satisfy sb's thirst满足某人的渴望
- suffer from thirst口渴难忍
- thirst for knowledge求知欲
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词- thirst terribly口渴难熬
- thirst for〔after〕想喝…,渴望…
经典引文
My lips were already cracking with thirst.
出自：A. CarterOrange wine is most refreshing and thirst-quenching.
出自：Westminster GazetteI entered, thirsting for the shade it promised.
出自：G. Macdonald