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渴
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Definitions
- 1. thirsty
Example Sentences
1 shown我很 渴 。
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Words Containing 渴
to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
hungry and thirsty
to thirst for
to long for
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
to quench
to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
to thirst for
thirsty
to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
parched