止渴 meaning in English
quench one's thirst
◇止渴剂 antidipticum; adipsa
Examples
- Streams of living water are poisoned by the cup that conveys them to the thirsty lips of mankind .
潺潺活水被为人类盛水止渴的杯子染上了毒。 - I was wet, had no clothes to shift me, nor anything either to eat or drink to comfort me, neither did i see any prospect before me, but that of perishing with hunger, or being devoured by wild beasts .
我身上通通打湿了，没有衣服换，同时也没有任何充饥止渴的东西，我看不出任何出路，除了活活饿死或被野兽吃掉。 - A cup of beer will satisfy your thirst
喝杯啤酒可为你止渴。 - Nothing but a glass of icy water can quench my thirst now
（现在除了一杯冰水外，什麽也无法让我止渴。 ） - Was extracted from chinese medical herb zhikecao in 1995 , with which an
曾于九五年从止渴草中提取的“降糖素- deona ” 。