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1 athirst for knowledge
Макаров: жаждущий знаний -
2 athirst
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3 athirst
1. a predic книжн. томимый жаждой2. a predic книжн. арх. страдающий от жаждыСинонимический ряд:1. dry (adj.) dry; parched; thirsting; thirsty2. eager (adj.) agog; anxious; appetent; ardent; avid; breathless; eager; impatient; keen; raring; solicitous; thirsting -
4 athirst
(книжное) томимый жаждой - * for knowledge жаждущий знаний (устаревшее) страдающий от жажды - to be * хотеть пить -
5 eager
1. a страстно стремящийся, жаждущий; нетерпеливый2. a редк. напряжённый3. a энергичный, острыйСинонимический ряд:ardent (adj.) ablaze; agog; anxious; appetent; ardent; athirst; avid; breathless; desirous; earnest; enthusiastic; excited; fervent; impatient; keen; raring; solicitous; thirsting; thirsty; wild; zealousАнтонимический ряд:apathetic; dispassionate; indifferent; uninterested
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