詞彙精選：thirst的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

口渴 [U,C]

例句：

He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water.

他喝了好多冷水解渴。

例句：

Thousands are dying of thirst.

成千上萬的人都乾渴得奄奄一息。

渴望，熱望

例句：

He has a thirst for vengeance.

他渴望復仇。

例句：

She has a thirst for knowledge.

她有着如飢似渴的求知慾。

v.

渴望 [I]

例句：

She thirsted for power.

她渴望擁有權力。

例句：

We all thirst for the same things.

我們都渴望得到同樣的東西。

口渴 [I]

二、詞義辨析：

yearn,long,thirst

這些動詞均含“渴望”之意。yearn通常指急迫不安地渴望或嚮往，着重懷有柔情或熱情。long指誠心誠意地渴望某事或物。thirst原義指對食物或飲料的渴求，引申指全力以求。

三、相關短語：

thirst for knowledge

渴望求知

四、參考例句：

She has a strong thirst for knowledge.

她有強烈的求知慾。

She has a thirst for knowledge.

她有着如飢似渴的求知慾。

He has a thirst for vengeance.

他渴望復仇。

They died of thirst on the voyage.

他們在航行途中因缺水而死亡。

Many boys have a thirst for adventure.

許多男孩都渴望冒險。

They died of thirst on the voyage.

他們在航行途中因缺水而死亡。

We all thirst for the same things.

我們都渴望得到同樣的東西。

His thirst for knowledge is insatiable.

他對知識的渴求不會滿足。

He had a great thirst for knowledge.

他渴求知識。

We have chest tightness, thirst, dizziness and nausea.

我們感到胸悶、口渴、眩暈和噁心。