*thirst/θɜst; θɜːst/ n 1 [singular 单数，U] the feeling you have when you need a drink very much 渴，口渴: These children are dying of thirst. 这些孩子快渴死了。 quench your thirst (=make yourself stop feeling thirsty by drinking something) 止渴; 解渴 2 a thirst for knowledge/power etc a desire for knowledge, power etc 对知识/权力等的渴望