n.

1. 渴，口渴[S][U]
   Some of them died of thirst in the desert.

   他们中有些人在沙漠中渴死了。

2. 渴望[the S][（+for）]
   His thirst for knowledge is insatiable.

   他对知识的渴求不会满足。

vi.

1. 口渴[（+for）]
   He thirsted for a drink of cold water.

   他渴望能喝到一口冰水。

2. 渴望[（+for/after）]
   Some men thirst for power.

   有些人渴望权力。

n.

1. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink.
   ▸lack of the liquid needed to sustain life.
2. (thirst for) a strong desire for.

v.

1. (thirst for/after) have a strong desire for.
2. archaic feel a need to drink.