thirst
US /θɝst/
noun Target · B2 Sức khỏe
Definition
a physiological need to drink
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
After the long hike, a cold glass of water quenched his thirst.
Word Family
Synonyms
- cravingan intense desire for some particular thing
- longingprolonged unfulfilled desire or need
- yearningprolonged unfulfilled desire or need
Collocations
- Easy quench your thirstto quench your thirst, meaning to satisfy (thirst)
- Medium satisfy customer thirst for technological innovationto satisfy customer thirst for technological innovation, meaning to meet the requirements or expectations of
- Hard unquenchable thirst for speculative yields in marketsdescribing unquenchable thirst for speculative yields in markets (impossible to quench)
- Very Hard unslaked thirst for power fueling executive ruthlessnessa collocation phrase: unslaked thirst for power fueling executive ruthlessness
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.