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thirst

[ thurst ]

noun

  1. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
  2. the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees:

    They almost died of thirst.

  3. strong or eager desire; craving:

    a thirst for knowledge.



verb (used without object)

  1. to feel thirst; be thirsty.
  2. to have a strong desire.

thirst

/ 胃蓽藧蝉迟 /

noun

  1. a craving to drink, accompanied by a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat
  2. an eager longing, craving, or yearning

    a thirst for knowledge

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to feel a thirst

    to thirst for a drink

    to thirst after righteousness

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟丑颈谤蝉迟顎侥谤 noun
  • 耻苍路迟丑颈谤蝉迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of thirst1

before 900; Middle English thirsten (v.), Old English thyrstan, derivative of thurst (noun); cognate with Dutch dorst, German Durst, Old Norse thorsti, Gothic thaurstei; noun has -i- from the v. or from thirsty; toast 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of thirst1

Old English thyrstan, from thurst thirst; related to Old Norse thyrsta to thirst, Old High German dursten to thirst, Latin 迟辞谤谤脓谤别 to parch
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It鈥檚 not easy to make a musical about a crook with a volatile temper, an unslakable thirst for booze and a record of fumbled heists.

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"What a great thirst for death, for killing we see in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world."

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"What a great thirst for death, for killing we see in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world," the Pope said in the address.

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The family were attacked by thieves on the journey to Tawila, Ms Mohammed said, and they endured exhaustion, hunger and thirst.

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Many arrived severely dehydrated and some children are reported to have died of thirst.

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