hanker

英 [ˈhæŋkə(r)]

美 [ˈhæŋkər]

v. 渴望，渴求(某事物)

现在分词：hankering　过去式：hankered　复数：hankers　过去分词：hankered　第三人称单数：hankers　

TEM8

BNC.22119 / COCA.30477

牛津词典

verb

渴望，渴求（某事物）
to have a strong desire for sth
1. He had hankered after fame all his life.
  他一生追求名望。
2. She hankered to go back to Australia.
  她渴望回到澳大利亚。

柯林斯词典

VERB 渴望;热望
If youhanker aftersomething, you want it very much.
1. I hankered after a floor-length brown suede coat.
  我渴望有一件长及脚跟的棕色绒面革大衣。

英英释义

verb

desire strongly or persistently
Synonym:longyearn

双语例句

An official, as a professionist, is expected not to hanker for self-interest that only common professionists do, but to insist on the consciousness of government service and erect the professional role morality with the core of dedication.
官员作为职业者，其社会期望不是正当地追求私利，而是坚持公职意识，树立以奉献为核心的职业角色道德；
He does hanker for the regular free-form meetings he used to have with Fed officials, sitting round for hours and talking about whatever interested him that day.
他的确怀念与美联储官员经常进行的自由式会议，大家围坐在一起几个小时，讨论他那一天感兴趣的任何内容。
IF YOU hanker after the idealistic spirit of international co-operation, talk to the boss of an emerging-market multinational.
如果你渴望跨国合作的理想主义精神，那么你和跨国新兴市场的老板就有的聊了。
At last Jack began to hanker after a little excitement.
后来，杰克又渴望找点儿刺激了。
But while British women may wish for the 47-year-old's youthful, toned figure, it seems they do not hanker after her toyboy husband, 31-year-old Ashton Kutcher.
尽管英国女性也许渴望拥有像这个47岁的女星那样年轻、健美的身材，但她们似乎对她的小老公&31岁的阿什顿·库彻并不感兴趣。
I often hanker after a little peace and respite from confusion, but it is really hard to come by.
我常想在纷扰中寻出一点闲静来，然而委实不容易。
What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?
你在监狱时最渴望的是什么？
He has not learned to despise the dust, and to hanker after gold.
他没有学会厌恶尘土而渴求黄金。
Even after all these years, I still hanker for a motorbike.
尽管过了这么些年，我仍然希冀得到一辆摩托车。
The more they receive, the more they want. They will never be satisfied.; hanker for more; Having got Gansu, he aspires after Sichuan.; Much will have more.
他们得陇望蜀，永远无法使他们心满意足。