[かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず, kasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu] (exp) Even if thirsty not to drink from "Robber's Spring"; A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate; (English equivalent) The eagle does not hunt flies [Add to Longdo]
[さつばつ, satsubatsu] (adj-na, n) bloodthirsty; brutal; savage [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl.
{Thirstiest}.] [AS. ?urstig. See {Thirst}, n.]
1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation
from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
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Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I
am thirsty. --Judges iv.
19.
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2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
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A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.
lxiii. 1.
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When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thirsty
adj 1: needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"
2: feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the
children were thirsty" [ant: {hungry}]
3: (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for
knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for
informaton" [syn: {athirst(p)}, {hungry(p)}, {thirsty(p)}]
4: able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty
towels"
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
