hanker
英 [ˈhæŋ·kər]
美 [ˈhæŋ·kər·ɪŋ]
- vi. 向往,追求;渴望,期望
- n. (Hanker)人名;(德、捷)汉克
音“喊渴、很渴”---很渴望。
hanker 渴望可能来自hang,悬挂,-er,表反复。引申词义翘首以盼,渴望。
- hanker (v.)
- c. 1600, "linger in expectation;" 1640s, "have a longing or craving for," of unknown origin. Probably from Flemish hankeren, related to Dutch hunkeren "to hanker, to long for," which is perhaps an intensive or frequentative of Middle Dutch hangen "to hang" (see hang (v.)). If so, the notion is of "lingering about" with longing or craving. Compare English hang (v.) in hang on (someone's) every word. Related: Hankered; hankering.
- 1. Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
- 只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代.
- 2. At last Jack began to hanker after a little excitement.
- 后来,杰克又渴望找点儿刺激了.
- 3. I don't hanker after squirrel meat.
- 我不喜欢吃松鼠肉.
- 4. This wet summer makes me hanker after a holiday in the sun.
- 潮湿多雨的夏天使我渴望度过一个阳光明媚的假期.
- 5. Sometimes they, they just, uh, hanker for a little competition.
- 有时候他们就是喜欢来点竞争.