2018-11-19

thirst 

英英释义：a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something

例句：He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. 

“ thirsty ” 是饥渴的、渴望的意思，“ thirst ”的本意是口渴，被引申为“渴求、渴望，我们可以用它来替换表示”渴望“的词，比如：desire，longing， craving等词。 

和thirst最常搭配的词就是 ” have “， 介词一般用” for “， have a thirst for something ” 可以用来表示特别渴望某事；

他特别渴望知识： He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. 

我们平时说的“求贤若渴”，用英文表述就可以用 ” a thirst for top talent “ ，比如现在的人工智能就很需要人才，那么就可以说：

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

《经济学人》中曾经出现过这样一句话：

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

这句话中使用了同义词替换： have little appetite for , have a huge thirst for . " appetite & thirst " 最常见的意思是“食欲和口渴”，不过在这句话中，它们都表示“强烈的欲望。”把这段话记下来，就同时掌握了两个形象实用的表达。 

作业

1. 翻译

抖音的成功反映了人们对娱乐的强烈渴望

- 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

～场景：人们对于水、食品卫生，空气质量和信息的透明有强烈的欲望

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