thirst學測 L3KK [ˈθɝst] ｜ /ˈθɝst/
口渴·渴望；強烈的慾望
學測常考詞，兼具口渴與渴望雙重意義
After the long hike, Amy's throat was dry with thirst, but her thirst for adventure never stopped.
健行很久後，Amy 渴得喉嚨發乾，但她對冒險的渴望始終沒有消退。
一個畫面：喉乾渴求
喉頭乾渴喉嚨又乾又緊，身體發出缺水的訊號
急尋水源整個人只想著找水，立刻喝下去解渴
渴望延伸同樣的渴求感覺，延伸到想要知識或事物
義項
運動後口渴C1noun口渴
After running the marathon, he drank four bottles of water to quench his thirst.
跑完馬拉松後，他喝了四瓶水來止渴。
a terrible thirstquench your thirst
強烈渴望B2noun渴望；強烈的慾望
Her thirst for knowledge drove her to read every book in the library.
她對知識的渴望驅使她讀遍圖書館裡的每一本書。
a thirst for knowledgea thirst for adventure
片語
quench your thirst喝水止渴 →喝水解渴
a thirst for knowledge求知若渴 →渴望獲得知識
die of thirst渴到受不了 →極度口渴難耐
thirst for power渴求權力 →強烈渴望掌握權力
你會不會這樣說？
After the race, she felt a terrible ___ and needed water immediately. (thirst / third)
看答案
thirst
thirst 是「口渴」，third 是「第三」，拼字相近但意思完全不同。
'Her thirst for knowledge drove her to read every book in the library.' 這裡的 thirst 最接近哪個意思？(A) 身體需要喝水 (B) 強烈的渴望或慾望
看答案
(B)
此句的 thirst 指對知識的渴望，對應渴望義項而非口渴義項。
字族
thirsty 口渴的；渴望的