crave
/kreɪv/verb
with obj.
1- feel a powerful desire for (something)渴望, 热望：
if only she had shown her daughter the love she craved
要是她向女儿表示过她所渴望得到的爱有多好
no obj. Will craved for family life.威尔渴望着过家庭生活。
1.1
- dated ask for (something)〈旧〉恳求; 请求：
I must crave your indulgence.
我必须请求你宽恕。
派生词
craver
noun词源
Old 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.