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be thirsty
thirsty 常用作表语，描述口渴的状态。
He is thirsty after playing soccer.
他踢完足球后口渴了。
口渴的；干燥的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
口渴的；干燥的
needing moisture
He is thirsty after playing soccer.
他踢完足球后口渴了。
指需要水分，可用于人或土地。
需要喝水或任何能提供水分的液体
Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
需要水分
needing moisture
渴望某种非物质的东西
Craving something immaterial.
感到需要或想要喝水
feeling a need or desire to drink
After playing football in the hot sun, the boys were extremely thirsty and ran to buy cold drinks.
在烈日下踢完足球后，男孩们非常口渴，跑去买冷饮。
AI contextual example
My cat cries when she is thirsty, so I keep her bowl full of water.
我的猫口渴时会叫，所以我总是把它的碗装满水。
AI contextual example
After the salty meal, we all felt thirsty and ordered more drinks.
吃完那顿咸的饭后，我们都觉得口渴，又点了些饮料。
AI contextual example
thirsty fields under a rainless sky
无雨的天空下干渴的田野
WordNet
thirsty 常用作表语，描述口渴的状态。
He is thirsty after playing soccer.
他踢完足球后口渴了。
thirsty for 表示渴望获得某物，后接名词或代词。
The young man is thirsty for success.
这个年轻人渴望成功。
make + 宾语 + thirsty 表示导致某人感到口渴。
This salty snack makes me thirsty.
这种咸味零食让我口渴。
thirsty 作定语时，可形容土壤、植物等缺水的状态。
The thirsty soil needs rain.
干旱的土壤需要雨水。
Not this
I thirsty.
Use this
I am thirsty.
汉语里形容词可直接作谓语（我很渴），但英语形容词不能单独作谓语，必须用系动词 be。thirsty 是形容词，因此要加 am。
Not this
I am thirst.
Use this
I am thirsty.
thirst 是名词，表示“口渴；渴望”，不能作 be 的表语；be 后面要用形容词 thirsty。注意词性。
Not this
I am thirsty knowledge.
Use this
I am thirsty for knowledge.
thirsty 表示“渴望的”时，固定搭配是 be thirsty for something，不能直接跟宾语。要补上介词 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
感到口渴
Drink some water when you feel thirsty.
感到口渴时喝点水。
没有水喝；口渴难忍
Many people went thirsty during the drought.
干旱期间许多人没有水喝。
让人口渴的活儿
Working in the garden is thirsty work.
在花园里干活是让人口渴的活儿。
求知若渴
Young children are naturally thirsty for knowledge.
幼儿天生就求知若渴。
干燥的土壤
The thirsty soil quickly absorbed the rain.
干燥的土壤很快吸收了雨水。
让人口渴的活儿
Painting the fence is thirsty work, so take a bottle of water.
给栅栏刷油漆是让人口渴的活儿，所以带瓶水吧。
求知若渴
As a child, she was thirsty for knowledge and asked endless questions.
小时候，她求知若渴，总问个不停。
渴望权力
The general was thirsty for power and ignored his advisors' warnings.
那位将军渴望权力，无视了顾问们的警告。
因为我饿了，你们给我吃；我渴了，你们给我喝。
After running under the hot sun, I felt extremely thirsty and drank two glasses of water.
在炎炎烈日下跑步后，我感到非常口渴，喝了两杯水。
Use thirsty naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象沙漠中口干舌燥，拼命想喝水——thirsty 里的“thirst”就是“渴”，记住“渴”的感觉就好。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、描述身体感受、天气炎热或运动后 thirsty 是中性常用词，口语和书面语均适用；通常用于表达口渴、需要喝水的感受，语气自然，没有明显的正式或随意色彩。
与 thirsty /ˈθɝsti/ 完全押韵的词很少，常见的有 bursty /ˈbɝsti/（突发的）。thirst、first、burst、worst 都以 /ɝst/ 结尾，彼此押韵，但少了末尾的 /i/，因此不与 thirsty 押韵。注意 thirty /ˈθɝti/ 与 thirsty 拼写和读音都很接近，但 thirty 没有 /s/。
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