hanker
/ˈhæŋkə(r)/verb
no obj.(hanker after/for/to do something)
- feel a strong desire for or to do something渴望, 热切希望：
he hankered after a lost golden age
他留恋那已经失去的黄金时代
she hankered to go back
她非常想回去
as noun hankering a hankering after familiar music.很想听听熟悉的音乐。
派生词
hankerer
noun词源
early 17th cent.: probably related to HANG; compare with Dutch hunkeren.