Word · Frequency #22119
hankers
渴望,想要或期望。
hankers is the third person singular of hanker.
- 1.
To crave, want or desire.
渴望,想要或期望。
渴望；热切希望
In use
After years of living in the city, she began to hanker for the quiet life of the countryside.
He hankered after a chance to study abroad, but never had the money.
Even though she had a warm coat, she still hankered for a new one every winter.
hanker for sth
hanker for 后接名词，表示渴望获得某事物。
She hankered for a quiet life.
她渴望过上安静的生活。
hanker after sth
hanker after 比 for 稍显正式，常带有怀旧色彩。
He hankered after the freedoms of his youth.
他渴望重获年轻时的自由。
hanker to do sth
hanker to 后接动词原形，表示强烈希望做某事。
They hankered to see the ocean.
他们渴望看到大海。
Verb forms
base hanker · third person hankers · -ing hankering · past hankered · past participle hankered
hanker 常与 for 或 after 连用，表示持久而热切的渴望。
Common mistakes
She hankers a better job.She hankers for a better job.
hanker 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示渴望某物时需加介词 for（或 after）。
He hankers buying a new phone.He hankers to buy a new phone.
hanker 表示渴望做某事时后接带 to 的不定式，不接动名词形式。
Connections
Collocations
- hanker for
- 渴望，热切希望得到
- After years abroad, he hankered for his mother's cooking.在国外多年后，他渴望吃到母亲做的菜。
- hanker after
- 热切向往，渴望
- They hankered after the freedom of their youth.他们热切向往年轻时的自由。
- hanker to do
- 渴望做某事
- She hankered to return to her hometown.她渴望回到家乡。
- hanker for adventure
- 渴望冒险
- The boy hankered for adventure beyond the small town.这个男孩渴望到小镇以外去冒险。
- hanker after fame
- 渴望成名
- He hankered after fame but never achieved it.他渴望成名，却从未实现。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 hanker 联想成 hunger（饥饿）：渴望某物时，就像饿了一样急切难耐。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、literary narrative 该词在口语和书面叙述中都可能出现；表达强烈渴望时，语气可轻松也可书面化，常搭配 for/after 或不定式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 hanker 押韵：banker、canker、ranker、tanker、anchor（注意 anchor 拼写不同但发音相同）。注意 hanger /ˈhæŋə/ 和 anger /ˈæŋɡə/ 拼写相近但发音不同，缺少 /k/ 或读 /ɡ/。
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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