thirst

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /θɜːst/    美 /θɜːst/|/θɝst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane. countable,uncountable
    — We developed a great thirst during our hike.
  2. The condition producing the sensation of thirst. countable,uncountable
    — If you go out in the desert for long without water, the thirst can drive you mad.
  3. A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — She had a real thirst for news and that greatly helped her career.
  4. Sexual lust. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — He had a thirst for her and she had the same for him.
动词 v.
  1. To be thirsty. intransitive
    — The people thirsted there for water.
  2. To desire vehemently. intransitive,usually
    — I thirst for knowledge and education will sate me.

词形变化

thirsts plural thirsts present,singular,third-person thirsting participle,present thirsted participle,past thirsted past

词汇关系

近义词
craving longing
衍生词
athirst bloodthirst thirst-buster thirster thirstful thirstland thirstless thirst-quenching thirst snake thirst trap thirsty thirstingly unthirsting
相关词
hunger

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ters-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *térstus
Proto-Germanic *þurstuz
Proto-West Germanic *þurstu
Old English þurst
Old English þyrstaninflu.
Middle English thirst
English thirst
From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Germanic cognates include Old High German thurst, Middle High German durst, German Durst, Old Saxon thurst, Old Dutch thursti, Middle Dutch dorst, dorste, Dutch dorst, Old Norse þorsti (Swedish törst, Icelandic þorsti, Faroese tosti, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål tørst, Norwegian Nynorsk tørste). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “desire; thirst”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛ́ṣyati), Latin terra, Latin torridus.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ters-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *térstus
Proto-Germanic *þurstuz
Proto-West Germanic *þurstu
Old English þurst
Old English þyrstaninflu.
Middle English thirst
English thirst
From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Germanic cognates include Old High German thurst, Middle High German durst, German Durst, Old Saxon thurst, Old Dutch thursti, Middle Dutch dorst, dorste, Dutch dorst, Old Norse þorsti (Swedish törst, Icelandic þorsti, Faroese tosti, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål tørst, Norwegian Nynorsk tørste). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “desire; thirst”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛ́ṣyati), Latin terra, Latin torridus.
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