thirsty學測 L3KK [ˈθɝsti] ｜ /ˈθɝsti/
口渴的;乾渴的·需要大量水分的·極度渴望的
初階必考字,常見於渴望的譬喻用法
After running to catch the MRT, he felt so thirsty that he drank a whole bottle of water at once.
衝去趕捷運後,他覺得好渴,一口氣喝光一整瓶水。
一個畫面：喉嚨乾渴大口灌水
喉嚨乾渴口乾舌燥,很想喝水
大口灌水拿起水瓶用力喝光
渴望蔓延從渴水擴大成渴望其他事物
義項
運動口渴A1adjective口渴的;乾渴的
After a long hike, I was very thirsty and drank a whole bottle of water.
健行很久後,我很口渴,喝光了一整瓶水。
very thirstyso thirsty
土壤吸水A1adjective需要大量水分的
The dry soil was so thirsty that it quickly took in all the rain.
乾燥的土壤非常「渴」,很快就把雨水都吸進去了。
thirsty soilthirsty plants
渴望成功A1adjective極度渴望的
After failing her exams twice, she stayed thirsty for success and studied harder than before.
兩次段考不合格後,她仍然渴望成功,比以前更用功讀書。
thirsty for successthirsty for knowledge
片語
so thirsty渴到不行 →非常非常口渴
get thirsty開始口渴 →漸漸覺得口渴
thirsty for knowledge渴望求知 →渴望獲得知識
thirsty for success渴望成功 →渴望獲得成功
你會不會這樣說？
After the race, he was very ___ and drank three bottles of water. (thirsty / thirty)
看答案
thirsty
thirsty是口渴的,thirty是三十,兩字只差一個字母,常考混淆。
'The dry soil was so thirsty that it quickly took in all the rain.' 這裡的 thirsty 最接近哪個意思？(A) 口渴的人 (B) 大量吸水的 (C) 渴望成功
看答案
(B)
此句形容土壤大量吸收水分的特性,對應「需要大量水分的」義項。
字族
thirst 渴;口渴(名詞)
順路看看
hungry — 同樣表達身體基本需求的形容詞eager — 渴望做某事,語氣比thirsty正式多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
會議休息
After speaking for an hour, the trainer felt thirsty and took a water break.
講了一個小時後，講師覺得口渴，便休息一下喝水。
新人培訓
Our new colleague is thirsty for knowledge and asks thoughtful questions during training.
我們的新同事渴求知識，培訓時會提出經過思考的問題。
詞族
thirst n. 口渴；渴望・thirsty adj. 口渴的；極度渴望的・thirstily adv. 因口渴而急切地
四選一
After leading the warehouse tour, the guide felt very ____ and asked for some water.
看答案
thirsty
答案是 thirsty：felt 在此為連綴動詞，後接形容詞描述導覽員的狀態。thirst 是名詞或原形動詞；thirstily 是副詞，不能在此充當狀態補語；thirsts 是複數名詞或第三人稱單數動詞，都不能接在 felt very 後完成本句。
同義改寫
The presenter was thirsty after the workshop. → The presenter felt a need to drink after the workshop.
felt a need to drink 說明 thirsty 在此表示口渴，人物與時間均保持不變。
The new recruits are thirsty for knowledge about the industry. → The new recruits are extremely eager to learn about the industry.
extremely eager to learn 保留 thirsty for knowledge 的強烈求知意願，且學習範圍仍是該產業。