thèm khát
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Definition
- Verb:
- To crave strongly for, to desire intensely: "thèm khát" describes a powerful, urgent, and often emotional longing for something, typically because one feels a profound lack of it. It implies a deep-seated need that goes beyond a simple want.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy thèm khát tình yêu và sự quan tâm. (She craves love and attention.)
- Người tù chính trị thèm khát tự do. (The political prisoner intensely desires freedom.)
- Anh ta thèm khát được công nhận trong sự nghiệp. (He strongly craves recognition in his career.)
Advanced Usage
"thèm khát danh vọng": to crave honors/to be ambitious for fame.
- Kẻ tham vọng ấy lúc nào cũng thèm khát danh vọng. (That ambitious person is always craving fame.)
"sự thèm khát" (noun form): the craving, the intense desire.
- Sự thèm khát quyền lực đã khiến họ tha hóa. (The craving for power corrupted them.)
Variants and Related Words
Thèm (verb): to crave, to have a strong desire for (often, but not exclusively, for food/drink). It is a simpler, more general term than "thèm khát."
- Tôi thèm một tách cà phê. (I crave a cup of coffee.)
Khát (verb): to be thirsty. As a component of "thèm khát," it intensifies the meaning, adding a sense of urgency and dryness/lack.
- Tôi khát nước. (I am thirsty for water.)
Synonyms
- Khao khát (verb): to yearn, to long for. Very close in meaning, often used interchangeably with "thèm khát," though "khao khát" can sound slightly more literary or poetic.
- Mong muốn thiết tha (phrase): to earnestly desire.
- Ham muốn (verb): to desire, to lust after. Can have a stronger connotation of greed or physical desire.
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Thèm khát đến cháy lòng: to crave/desire so much it burns inside. This idiom emphasizes the extreme, consuming nature of the desire.
- Cô ấy thèm khát đến cháy lòng được gặp lại gia đình. (She burns with longing to see her family again.)
verb
- to crave strongly for, to desire