thirst?
英英釋義:a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something
例句:He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.?
“ thirsty ” 是饑渴的、渴望的意思颜及,“ thirst ”的本意是口渴坪仇,被引申為“渴求缘眶、渴望缚柏,我們可以用它來(lái)替換表示”渴望“的詞瞒斩,比如:desire元暴,longing匈挖, craving等詞。?
和thirst最常搭配的詞就是 ” have “思灰, 介詞一般用” for “玷犹, have a thirst for something ” 可以用來(lái)表示特別渴望某事;
他特別渴望知識(shí): He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.?
我們平時(shí)說(shuō)的“求賢若渴”洒疚,用英文表述就可以用 ” a thirst for top talent “ 歹颓,比如現(xiàn)在的人工智能就很需要人才,那么就可以說(shuō):
There is a growing thirst for top talent in Ai-driven companies.?
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過(guò)這樣一句話:
Even though the Chinese have ?little appetite for political change, they have a huge thirst for security, transparency and the rule of law.?
這句話中使用了同義詞替換: have little appetite for , have a huge thirst for . " appetite & thirst " 最常見(jiàn)的意思是“食欲和口渴”油湖,不過(guò)在這句話中巍扛,它們都表示“強(qiáng)烈的欲望》Φ拢”把這段話記下來(lái)撤奸,就同時(shí)掌握了兩個(gè)形象實(shí)用的表達(dá)。?
作業(yè)
1. 翻譯
抖音的成功反映了人們對(duì)娛樂(lè)的強(qiáng)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
~場(chǎng)景:人們對(duì)于水、食品衛(wèi)生胧瓜,空氣質(zhì)量和信息的透明有強(qiáng)烈的欲望
~造句:People have a huge thirst for water & food security, air-quality and information transparency.?