crave
verb/kreɪv/
/kreɪv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they crave | /kreɪv/ /kreɪv/ |
| he / she / it craves | /kreɪvz/ /kreɪvz/ |
| past simple craved | /kreɪvd/ /kreɪvd/ |
| past participle craved | /kreɪvd/ /kreɪvd/ |
| -ing form craving | /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to have a very strong desire for something
渴望；渴求 - crave (for) something She has always craved excitement.
她总盼望得到刺激。 - to crave alcohol/drugs/sweet food/carbohydrates/cigarettes/coffee
渴望饮酒／吸毒／吃甜食／吃淀粉质食物／吸烟／喝咖啡 - crave to do something They craved to return to their homeland.
他们渴望回到自己的祖国。
- crave (for) something She has always craved excitement.
- [transitive] crave something (British English, old use) to ask for something seriously
恳求；请求 - I must crave your pardon.
我必须恳求您原谅。
- I must crave your pardon.
Word OriginOld English crafian (in the sense ‘demand, claim as a right’), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish kräva, Danish kræve ‘demand’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.