hankering

英 [ˈhæŋkərɪŋ]

美 [ˈhæŋkərɪŋ]

n. (对或做某事的)强烈欲望
v. 渴望，渴求(某事物)
hanker的现在分词

现在分词：hankering　

GRE

BNC.35868 / COCA.33521

牛津词典

noun

（对或做某事的）强烈欲望
a strong desire
1. a hankering for a wealthy lifestyle
  渴望过富裕生活

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 渴望;热望
Ahankering forsomething is a desire or longing for it.
1. From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different...
  我们每个人偶尔都会渴望有点变化。
2. Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
  你是否一直渴望成为一名演员？

英英释义

noun

a yearning for something or to do something
Synonym:yen

双语例句

All the featured projects not only indicate people's hankering to fashion and new trend, but also supply people with the exact demand of dining environment.
此书中介绍的设计作品不仅体现了人们对时尚和潮流的追求，同时也满足了他们对于就餐环境品质的向往。
Unfortunately, after a while, you would become accustomed to the great food and the no-hassle travel, and you would be hankering for something even better.
不幸的是，用不了多久，你就会吃腻了珍馐美味，厌倦了专属的旅行，这时候你将开始向往那些好上加好的东西了。
I've got a hankering for Chinese food tonight.
今晚我想去吃中餐。
From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different
我们每个人偶尔都会渴望有点变化。
My husband has been hankering after a new car for a long time.
我的老公一直渴望拥有一部新车。
If you happen to find yourself in the Big Apple with a hankering for delicious borscht, be sure to take yourself to the Carnegie Deli.
如果你恰好在大苹果（纽约的别称）寻觅美味的罗宋汤，一定要去卡内基熟食店。
I'm rather impatient with writers who spend their time hankering after the past.
那些把时间都花在怀恋过去的作家令我感到很不耐烦。
What kind of life are hankering for?
你到底想要一种什么生活方式？
It claims demand has increased steadily since its inception in 2011, particularly for students hankering for placements in banking, finance, law, marketing and technology companies in New York and Los Angeles.
该公司宣称，自从2011年创立以来，需求一直稳步上升，尤其受到那些向往在纽约和洛杉矶的银行、金融机构、律所、市场营销机构以及科技企业实习的学生欢迎。
It is no doubt that hankering for the minimum economic cost or the maximum economic profit is an unfailing loyalty for any competitor.
在市场经济的大搏杀中，追求经济成本最小化或经济利润最大化无疑是经济生活中亘古不变的话题，这势必要求人们尤其是决策者不得不面对大量客观存在的不确定性。