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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 thirsty /ˈθɝsti/
 (a.)渴的;愛喝酒的;渴望的;乾燥的;致渴的

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 thirsty /ˈθɝstɪ/ 形容詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Thirst·y a. [Compar. Thirstier superl. Thirstiest.]
 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
    Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.   --Judges iv. 19.
 2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
    A dry and thirsty land, where no water is.   --Ps. lxiii. 1.
 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
 Or on the thirsty mountain pant.   --Addison.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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"
      [also: thirstiest, thirstier]