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. 云聚积起来，大雨倾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. 她的喉咙发干，走了那么多路后筋疲力尽了。

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. 当我跟他们说我口渴时，他们去给我拿了一瓶矿泉水来。