渴得要命 meaning in English
have a spark in one's throat -- to be extremely thirsty
Examples
- For too long i ' ve been parched and unable to quench it
太久太久了,我渴得要命却无法解渴 - For too long ive been parched with thirst and unable to quench it
太久太久了,我渴得要命却无法解渴 - Under the stairs in a sort of deep cupboard she kept a little bar , whither the supers were wont to descend for drinks between the acts , and seeing that just at that moment there were five or six tall lubbers there who , still dressed as boule noire masqueraders , were dying of thirst and in a great hurry , she lost her head a bit
但是，布太太不能马上为她效劳，因为她在楼梯口，安放了一长溜柜子，开了一个小酒吧，幕间休息时，那些群众演员都来这儿喝酒。这时就有五六个大汉，还穿着“黑球咖啡馆”化装舞会里穿的服装，他们渴得要命，在那里匆匆忙忙喝酒，布太太忙得晕头转向。