hank·er
verb/ˈhæŋkə(r)/
/ˈhæŋkər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hanker | /ˈhæŋkə(r)/ /ˈhæŋkər/ |
| he / she / it hankers | /ˈhæŋkəz/ /ˈhæŋkərz/ |
| past simple hankered | /ˈhæŋkəd/ /ˈhæŋkərd/ |
| past participle hankered | /ˈhæŋkəd/ /ˈhæŋkərd/ |
| -ing form hankering | /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈhæŋkərɪŋ/ |
- to have a strong desire for something
渴望，渴求（某事物） - hanker after/for something He had hankered after fame all his life.
他一生追求名望。 - She still hankered for her homeland.
她依然心系祖国。 - hanker to do something She hankered to go back to Australia.
她渴望回到澳大利亚。
Extra Examples- She's always hankering after excitement.
她一直寻求刺激。 - She still hankered after her dancing days.
她仍渴望回到自己当舞蹈演员的日子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- secretly
- always
- still
- …
- after
- for
Word Originearly 17th cent.: probably related to hang; compare with Dutch hunkeren. - hanker after/for something He had hankered after fame all his life.