1 [U] [sing] the feeling that you have when you want or need a drink 渴；口渴: Cold tea really quenches your thirst. 冰凉的茶真解渴。to die of thirst 渴死

2 [sing] a thirst for sth a strong desire for sth 渴望；渴求 ☞Look at hunger. 参看hunger。