thirst?

英英釋義：a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something

例句：He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.?

“ thirsty ” 是饑渴的、渴望的意思，“ thirst ”的本意是口渴，被引申為“渴求、渴望，我們可以用它來替換表示”渴望“的詞，比如：desire，longing， craving等詞。?

和thirst最常搭配的詞就是 ” have “， 介詞一般用” for “， have a thirst for something ” 可以用來表示特別渴望某事；

他特別渴望知識： He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.?

我們平時說的“求賢若渴”，用英文表述就可以用 ” a thirst for top talent “ ，比如現(xiàn)在的人工智能就很需要人才，那么就可以說：

There is a growing thirst for top talent in Ai-driven companies.?

《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過這樣一句話：

Even though the Chinese have ?little appetite for political change, they have a huge thirst for security, transparency and the rule of law.?

這句話中使用了同義詞替換： have little appetite for , have a huge thirst for . " appetite & thirst " 最常見的意思是“食欲和口渴”，不過在這句話中，它們都表示“強烈的欲望?！卑堰@段話記下來，就同時掌握了兩個形象實用的表達(dá)。?

作業(yè)

1. 翻譯

抖音的成功反映了人們對娛樂的強烈渴望

- The popularity of Douyin shows a huge thirst for entertainment.?

- The popularity of Douyin shows an overwhelming thirst for entertainment.?

- The fierce thirst for recreation has fueled the success of Douyin.?

2. 造句

～場景：人們對于水、食品衛(wèi)生，空氣質(zhì)量和信息的透明有強烈的欲望

～造句：People have a huge thirst for water & food security, air-quality and information transparency.?