Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15783
craving
渴望；热望；渴求
核心释义
也指对食物、药物等的强烈欲望；医学术语中可译为“瘾、癖、嗜欲”。
craving
- 1.
强烈的欲望；渴望。
A strong desire; yearning.
- 2.
对某物的强烈渴望
an intense desire for some particular thing
强烈的欲望；渴望。；对某物的强烈渴望；渴望；热望；[医] 瘾；癖
用法In use
She had a sudden craving for chocolate ice cream.
用法提示：此处 craving 是名词，表示对某物的强烈渴望，后接 for 说明渴望的对象。
During pregnancy, many women experience food cravings.
用法提示：这里用复数形式 cravings，指对多种食物的强烈欲望。
His craving for success kept him working late every night.
用法提示：craving 作名词，与 for 连用，表示对抽象事物的热望。
have a craving for sth
口语中常用 have a craving for 表示突然很想吃某样东西。
I had a craving for ice cream at midnight.
我半夜特别想吃冰淇淋。
a craving to do sth
craving 后可接不定式，表示对某一行为的强烈愿望。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have a craving for
- 对……有强烈渴望；特别想吃……
- I have a craving for sushi tonight.我今晚特别想吃寿司。
- satisfy a craving
- 满足渴望（尤指对食物的渴求）
- She ate a piece of dark chocolate to satisfy her craving.她吃了一块黑巧克力来满足她的渴望。
- intense craving
- 强烈的渴望
- He felt an intense craving for adventure.他感到对冒险的强烈渴望。
- sudden craving
- 突然的渴望；突发的馋意
- Pregnant women often have sudden cravings for unusual foods.孕妇常常会突然渴望吃一些不寻常的食物。
- give in to a craving
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
craving 由 crave（渴求）而来，想象饿极时对美食抓心挠肝的强烈欲望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation、medical/clinical settings craving 作名词指‘强烈的欲望/渴求’；日常口语和一般书面语都能用，比较常见于 have a craving for something 这类表达；在医学或心理语境中，也常用来指对成瘾物质的渴求。整体上属于混合语域：日常表达较随意，专业语境较正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
医学语境中可指‘瘾、癖、嗜欲’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均以 /eɪvɪŋ/ 结尾，与 craving /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ 押韵。注意拼写相近的 craven /ˈkreɪvən/ 和 having /ˈhævɪŋ/ 读音不同，不要混淆。
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