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hunger for sth
hunger作为动词常用于文学或正式场合，表示饥饿或强烈渴望。
He hungered for a warm meal.
他渴望一顿热饭。
感到饿；觉得饿
hungers — third person singular of hunger
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
感到饿；觉得饿
to feel the need to eat; to be hungry
He hungered for a warm meal.
他渴望一顿热饭。
较正式；口语中常说“饿了”
需要食物；感到饥饿。
To be in need of food.
渴望；向往；渴求。
To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn.
感到饥饿
feel the need to eat
hunger
Base
原形
hungers
3rd person
第三人称单数
hungering
-ing
现在分词
hungered
Past
过去式
hungered
Past participle
过去分词
She hungers for knowledge every day.
她每天渴求知识。
Yesterday, they hungered for adventure.
昨天他们渴望冒险。
The children are hungering for dinner now.
孩子们现在正饿着想吃晚饭。
常与 for 连用表示渴望
After the long hike, we hungered for a hearty meal.
长途徒步后，我们渴望一顿丰盛的饭菜。
The stray cat hungers for scraps every evening.
这只流浪猫每天晚上都渴望得到残羹剩饭。
She is hungering for something sweet after skipping dessert.
她跳过了甜点，现在正渴望吃些甜的东西。
hunger作为动词常用于文学或正式场合，表示饥饿或强烈渴望。
He hungered for a warm meal.
他渴望一顿热饭。
The children hungered after bread.
孩子们渴望面包。
进行时态强调此刻的饥饿感。
I am hungering for a good steak.
我正渴望一块好牛排。
Not this
I hunger.
Use this
I am hungry.
汉语中表达“饿”常用动词结构，但英语中表状态用形容词“hungry”加系动词“be”。
Not this
He hungers food.
Use this
He hungers for food.
动词“hunger”是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，需加介词“for”表示渴望的对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
渴望知识
She hungers for knowledge and reads every book she can find.
她渴望知识，能找到的每本书都读。
渴望权力
The general hungered for power and ignored his advisors.
那位将军渴望权力，对顾问们的建议置之不理。
渴望成功
Many young athletes hunger for success and train relentlessly.
许多年轻运动员渴望成功，因此不懈训练。
渴望正义
After years of oppression, the people hungered for justice.
在多年压迫之后，人民渴望正义。
渴望爱
The lonely child hungered for love and attention.
那个孤独的孩子渴望爱与关注。
渴望冒险
He hungers for adventure and plans trips to remote places.
他渴望冒险，计划去偏远的地方旅行。
渴望，渴求
She hungered for a chance to prove herself.
她渴望有机会证明自己。
出自《圣经·马太福音》5:6，是耶稣“八福”中的一句，意为：渴望公义的人有福了，因为他们必得饱足。这里的“hunger”作动词，表示“渴求、渴望”。
The people hungered for a leader who would listen to them.
人民渴望一位愿意倾听他们心声的领袖。
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联想记忆：hunger 以 hung（挂）开头，饿时胃像被挂起来、空空荡荡，加 -er 即成。这只是记忆联想，并非词源。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary fiction、formal essays and speeches 作动词时，hunger 比较正式，多用于文学作品或正式语体；日常口语较少见。表示“渴望、渴求”时通常与 for/after 搭配；表示“感到饥饿”时口语中更常说 be hungry。实际使用时需根据语境判断。
常与介词 for 连用，如 hunger for success
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