英语词汇“craving”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

After a week without smoking, the craving began to disappear.
The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Clara found her craving for the bizarre and the involved richly satisfied.
It is one of those salads that could cause frenzied cravings.
No morning sickness, no backache, no obscure cravings.
Such results may be explained by the hypothesis that serotonin is more responsible for regulating mood than for controlling alcohol cravings.
The result is that you feel full for longer and don't have the sweet cravings that can come with dieting.
The reward circuits generate cravings that impel an animal toward such things as eating, drinking, and procreating.
They tossed away their diet books and tried instead to eat according to their bodies' own advice: hunger and cravings.
This leads on to a dramatic low and a severe craving for another dose of the stuff.

Longman Language Activatora feeling that you want to do or have something► desire

especially written a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wanting to do something, especially something important, which makes you try very hard to have it or do it: desire to do something: · Young children have a keen desire to learn and succeed.desire for: · After so many years of war, there was a great desire for peace.a strong/keen/burning desire: · Young Peryoux left home for Paris, armed with a guitar, and a burning desire to succeed.

► wish

formal something that you want to happen, especially when this is very important to you: · His last wish was that his body should be buried in his home town.somebody's dearest/greatest wish (=the thing they want most of all): · She always wanted to see her grandchildren again - it was her dearest wish.

► longing/yearning

a very strong and long-lasting desire for something that you are unlikely to get - used especially in stories and literature: longing/yearning for: · She felt a great longing for the sights, sounds and smells of home.· The story gives a sensitive account of Paul's innocent yearning for love and affection.longing/yearning to do something: · At 18 I had a strong yearning to leave my small town, and see the world.

► craving

a very strong and uncontrollable desire to have something that you think about all the time, especially food, attention, or a drug: · After a week without smoking, the craving began to disappear.craving for: · The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods.

► lust

a very strong desire to have something, such as money or power, that can make you do evil things to get what you want: lust for: · Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.· Her lust for money is insatiable.

► appetite

a strong desire to have something regularly or do something regularly: appetite for: · He has a tremendous appetite for hard work.insatiable appetite (=extremely strong appetite): · The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal and political controversy.whet somebody's appetite (=make it stronger): · The dangers of the climb up Mt. Washington only whetted our appetite for more adventure.

► temptation

a strong desire to do something, even though you know it is wrong, dangerous, unnecessary etc: temptation to do something: · There is always a temptation to blame others for your own problems.resist the temptation (=not do something, even though you want to): · Resist the temptation to get involved. After all, it's not your problem.give in to temptation (=to do something, after trying not to): · In the end, he gave in to temptation, and lit his first cigarette in five days.

► compulsion

an extremely strong desire, usually an unreasonable one, that is difficult or impossible to control: · The patient had a compulsion that caused him to wash his hands 20 or 30 times a day.compulsion to do something: · He felt a sudden compulsion to laugh out loud.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► satisfy somebody's cravings

(=satisfy a strong desire)· I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► satisfy

· The only supervision required is the kind that will keep the addict from going out and buying something to satisfy his craving.· Such acts, he said, only served envy and the ambition of enraged parties or satisfied the cravings of lust.· And some even skip normal meals to satisfy their craving for chocolate and crisps, a survey revealed yesterday.· Topaz clawed Andrew's back, silently begging him to satisfy the ravenous craving within her which was reaching unbearable proportions.· But such exposure has not satisfied Koons' craving for fame.

单词	craving
释义	cravingcrav‧ing /ˈkreɪvɪŋ/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES After a week without smoking, the craving began to disappear. The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Clara found her craving for the bizarre and the involved richly satisfied. It is one of those salads that could cause frenzied cravings. No morning sickness, no backache, no obscure cravings. Such results may be explained by the hypothesis that serotonin is more responsible for regulating mood than for controlling alcohol cravings. The result is that you feel full for longer and don't have the sweet cravings that can come with dieting. The reward circuits generate cravings that impel an animal toward such things as eating, drinking, and procreating. They tossed away their diet books and tried instead to eat according to their bodies' own advice: hunger and cravings. This leads on to a dramatic low and a severe craving for another dose of the stuff. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora feeling that you want to do or have something► desire especially written a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wanting to do something, especially something important, which makes you try very hard to have it or do it: desire to do something: · Young children have a keen desire to learn and succeed.desire for: · After so many years of war, there was a great desire for peace.a strong/keen/burning desire: · Young Peryoux left home for Paris, armed with a guitar, and a burning desire to succeed. ► wish formal something that you want to happen, especially when this is very important to you: · His last wish was that his body should be buried in his home town.somebody's dearest/greatest wish (=the thing they want most of all): · She always wanted to see her grandchildren again - it was her dearest wish. ► longing/yearning a very strong and long-lasting desire for something that you are unlikely to get - used especially in stories and literature: longing/yearning for: · She felt a great longing for the sights, sounds and smells of home.· The story gives a sensitive account of Paul's innocent yearning for love and affection.longing/yearning to do something: · At 18 I had a strong yearning to leave my small town, and see the world. ► craving a very strong and uncontrollable desire to have something that you think about all the time, especially food, attention, or a drug: · After a week without smoking, the craving began to disappear.craving for: · The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods. ► lust a very strong desire to have something, such as money or power, that can make you do evil things to get what you want: lust for: · Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.· Her lust for money is insatiable. ► appetite a strong desire to have something regularly or do something regularly: appetite for: · He has a tremendous appetite for hard work.insatiable appetite (=extremely strong appetite): · The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal and political controversy.whet somebody's appetite (=make it stronger): · The dangers of the climb up Mt. Washington only whetted our appetite for more adventure. ► temptation a strong desire to do something, even though you know it is wrong, dangerous, unnecessary etc: temptation to do something: · There is always a temptation to blame others for your own problems.resist the temptation (=not do something, even though you want to): · Resist the temptation to get involved. After all, it's not your problem.give in to temptation (=to do something, after trying not to): · In the end, he gave in to temptation, and lit his first cigarette in five days. ► compulsion an extremely strong desire, usually an unreasonable one, that is difficult or impossible to control: · The patient had a compulsion that caused him to wash his hands 20 or 30 times a day.compulsion to do something: · He felt a sudden compulsion to laugh out loud. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► satisfy somebody's cravings (=satisfy a strong desire)· I needed to satisfy my cravings for chocolate. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► satisfy · The only supervision required is the kind that will keep the addict from going out and buying something to satisfy his craving.· Such acts, he said, only served envy and the ambition of enraged parties or satisfied the cravings of lust.· And some even skip normal meals to satisfy their craving for chocolate and crisps, a survey revealed yesterday.· Topaz clawed Andrew's back, silently begging him to satisfy the ravenous craving within her which was reaching unbearable proportions.· But such exposure has not satisfied Koons' craving for fame. an extremely strong desire for something → longingcraving for She had a craving for some chocolate.
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