hanker

hanker
verb
  1. [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
  1. early 17th cent.: probably related to hang; compare with Dutch hunkeren
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