hanker

[US]/ˈhæŋkə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhæŋkər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 渴望得到;渴求
Word Forms
现在分词hankering
复数hankers
过去分词hankered
第三人称单数hankers
过去式hankered

Phrases & Collocations

hanker after

渴望

hanker for

渴望

hanker over

渴望

Example Sentences

to hanker for knowledge

渴望获得知识

she hankered to go back.

她非常想回去。

(after; for) hanker for knowledge

追求知识

they hankered for the bright lights of the capital.

他们向往声色犬马的都市生活。

he hankered after a lost golden age.

他留恋那已经失去的黄金时代。

He hankered after big city life.

他向往大城市的生活。

I still hankered for the farm life.

我依然向往田园生活。

She’s always hankering after excitement.

她一贯寻求刺激。

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