用作定语
▲~+n.
Tennis is a thirsty game on a hot day.热天打网球是一项使人口渴的运动。
They watered the thirsty fields.他们给干旱的土地浇水。
They all listened to the storyteller with thirsty ears.他们津津有味地听说书人讲故事。
用作表语
▲S+be+~
I'm thirsty; I would do with a drink.我渴死了,该喝口水了。
I feel thirsty when it's very hot.天热时我感到口渴。
▲S+be+~+prep.-phrase
The ground was thirsty for rain.土地干透了,亟待下雨。
She was thirsty for news.她渴望得到消息。
The crew were thirsty for contact with the land.全体船员都渴望与陆地上取得联系。
He is thirsty for fame.他渴望成名。
He is thirsty for power.他渴求权力。
Young people are generally thirsty for knowledge.年轻人一般都求知心切。
He became thirsty with running.他跑得口渴了。
用作宾语补足语
▲S+V+O+~
Salty food makes one thirsty.咸的食物令人口渴。
He said he talked himself thirsty and asked for a glass of water.他说他讲话讲得口干了,所以要了一杯水喝。