parched

1. ADJ If something, especially the ground or a plant, is parched, it is very dry, because there has been no rain. 干透的

The clouds gathered and showers poured down upon the parched earth. 云聚積起來，大雨傾泄在干透了的大地上。

2. ADJ If your mouth, throat, or lips are parched, they are unpleasantly dry. 干的

Her throat was parched, and she was exhausted from all the walking. 她的喉嚨發(fā)干，走了那么多路后筋疲力盡了。

3. ADJ If you say that you are parched, you mean that you are very thirsty. 干渴的[非正式] [v-link ADJ]

When I told them I was parched, they went and got me a bottle of mineral water. 當(dāng)我跟他們說我口渴時(shí)，他們?nèi)ソo我拿了一瓶礦泉水來。