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词汇 athirst
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Definition of athirst in English:

athirst

adjective əˈθəːstəˈθərst
archaic
  • 1predicative Thirsty.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I took also a handful of dried apples, most of which I gave to Shagg, for I was still athirst despite the cold, and could not swallow them.
    • … he always thought that God in his goodness had created the plant to give drink to such as were athirst on a hot and toilsome march and so he looked with gratitude and admiration on its representative in Canada.
    Synonyms
    thirsty, dehydrated, dry
    1. 1.1 Very eager to get something.
      渴望的
      she was athirst for news

      她渴望得到消息。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Baxter's life was a sermon, demonstrating, explaining, and applying the text, ‘my soul is athirst for God’.
      • He believed that the respect in which these journals were held by a reading public athirst for good commentary would cause a very undesirable public indignation in the event of their suppression.
      • You are probably athirst with romantic desire.
      Synonyms
      eager, keen, avid, longing, yearning, pining, aching, greedy, thirsting, with an appetite

Origin

Old English ofthyrst, shortened from ofthyrsted, past participle of ofthyrstan 'be thirsty'.

Definition of athirst in US English:

athirst

adjectiveəˈTHərstəˈθərst
archaic
  • 1predicative Thirsty.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I took also a handful of dried apples, most of which I gave to Shagg, for I was still athirst despite the cold, and could not swallow them.
    • … he always thought that God in his goodness had created the plant to give drink to such as were athirst on a hot and toilsome march and so he looked with gratitude and admiration on its representative in Canada.
    Synonyms
    thirsty, dehydrated, dry
    1. 1.1 Very eager to get something.
      渴望的
      she was athirst for news

      她渴望得到消息。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You are probably athirst with romantic desire.
      • He believed that the respect in which these journals were held by a reading public athirst for good commentary would cause a very undesirable public indignation in the event of their suppression.
      • Baxter's life was a sermon, demonstrating, explaining, and applying the text, ‘my soul is athirst for God’.
      Synonyms
      eager, keen, avid, longing, yearning, pining, aching, greedy, thirsting, with an appetite

Origin

Old English ofthyrst, shortened from ofthyrsted, past participle of ofthyrstan ‘be thirsty’.

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