Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #15783
craving
渴望；热望；渴求
craving
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”。
- 1.
A strong desire; yearning.
强烈的欲望；渴望。
- 2.
an intense desire for some particular thing
对某物的强烈渴望
强烈的欲望；渴望。；对某物的强烈渴望；渴望；热望；[医] 瘾；癖
In use
She had a sudden craving for chocolate ice cream.
During pregnancy, many women experience food cravings.
His craving for success kept him working late every night.
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。
She felt a craving to explore the old town.
她渴望去探索那座老城。
craving for sth
craving 是可数名词，复数形式为 cravings。
His craving for success never left him.
Connections
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
- 屈服于渴望；忍不住满足渴求
- He gave in to his craving for another cigarette.他忍不住又抽了一根烟。
- curb cravings
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
医学语境中可指‘瘾、癖、嗜欲’。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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