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[乾き] ¶→乾きが早い¶→乾きが悪いII[渇き] *thirst【U】[or a ~] 〔…を求める〕(のどの)渇き, 渇(かつ)〔for〕∥ satisfy [quench, slake, relieve] one's thirst with [by drinking] a glass of milk ミルクを1杯飲んでのどの渇きをいやす.渇き
thirst
乾き
drying
dryness* * *Iかわき【乾き】¶ → 乾きが早い¶ → 乾きが悪いIIかわき【渇き】*thirst〖U〗[or a ~] 〔…を求める〕(のどの)渇き, 渇(かつ)〔for〕satisfy [quench, slake, relieve] one's thirst with [by drinking] a glass of milk ミルクを1杯飲んでのどの渇きをいやす.
* * *Iかわき【乾き】drying; dryness.●乾きが早い be quick to dry; dry quickly [fast]
・乾きがおそい be slow to dry; dry slowly.
II●乾きの早い布地 fast-drying cloth.
かわき【渇き】thirst.●心の渇き a craving of the heart
・愛の渇き thirst for love.
●のどの渇きを覚える feel thirsty
・のどの渇きを訴える complain of thirst
・一杯の水でのどの渇きをいやす quench [relieve, slake] one's thirst with a cup of water
・彼は戦争が終わるとすぐに大学に戻り, 学問に対する渇きをいやそうとした. When the war ended he reenrolled in college and set about satisfying his thirst for scholarship.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.