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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。
渴望；热望；渴求
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渴望；热望；渴求
craving
I had a craving for ice cream at midnight.
我半夜特别想吃冰淇淋。
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”。
强烈的欲望；渴望。
A strong desire; yearning.
对某物的强烈渴望
an intense desire for some particular thing
She had a sudden craving for chocolate ice cream.
她突然对巧克力冰淇淋产生了强烈的渴望。
During pregnancy, many women experience food cravings.
怀孕期间，许多女性会有对食物的强烈渴求。
His craving for success kept him working late every night.
他对成功的渴望让他每晚都工作到很晚。
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。
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 是可数名词，复数形式为 cravings。
His craving for success never left him.
他对成功的渴望从未消失。
Not this
I have craving for chocolate.
Use this
I have a craving for chocolate.
craving 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加冠词或限定词，因此不能说 have craving，要说 have a craving。中文里"渴望"常不带冠词，但英语中可数名词单数不能裸用。
Not this
He has a strong craving of sweets.
Use this
He has a strong craving for sweets.
名词 craving 表示"渴望某物"时，后面搭配介词 for 引出渴望的对象，而不用 of。这里的 of 是受到中文"对……的渴望"字面翻译的影响，属于搭配错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
强烈的渴望
He felt an intense craving for adventure.
他感到对冒险的强烈渴望。
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。
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。
抑制渴望
Drinking water may help curb your cravings for snacks.
喝水可能有助于抑制你对零食的渴望。
Use craving naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
医学语境中可指‘瘾、癖、嗜欲’。
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