| 单词 | hanker |
| 释义 | hankerWord family verbhankernounhankering han·ker /ˈhæŋkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] WANTto have a strong desire for something 渴望 hanker after/for She hankered for a new life in a different country. 她渴望在异国开始新的生活。 holidaymakers who hanker after the sun 渴求阳光的度假者 nhanker to do something n I've been hankering to visit my father's birthplace for many years. Examples from the Corpus hanker• At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books.• By the time the three-quarters mark of the set screeches past, you're almost hankering after some form of relief.• I had certainly found the rural setting I had been hankering after.• All very contemporary, but I found myself hankering for the crisp definition of the old Frederick Austin arrangement.• Or how about the faint chirp prodding you to invent an ugly doll with a hankering for tickles? (1600-1700) Probably from Flemish hankeren, from hangen “to hang” |
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