[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 hankerer noun 语源
early 17th cent.: probably related to hang; compare with Dutch hunkeren