单词	hanker
释义	hankerhan‧ker /ˈhæŋkə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive, transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINhanker Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from Flemish hankeren, from hangen ‘to hang’ Verb Table VERB TABLE hanker Simple Form Present I, you, we, they hanker he, she, it hankers Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they hankered Present perfect I, you, we, they have hankered he, she, it has hankered Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had hankered Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will hanker Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have hankered Continuous Form Present I am hankering he, she, it is hankering you, we, they are hankering Past I, he, she, it was hankering you, we, they were hankering Present perfect I, you, we, they have been hankering he, she, it has been hankering Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been hankering Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be hankering Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been hankering Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All very contemporary, but I found myself hankering for the crisp definition of the old Frederick Austin arrangement. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. By the time the three-quarters mark of the set screeches past, you're almost hankering after some form of relief. I had certainly found the rural setting I had been hankering after. Or how about the faint chirp prodding you to invent an ugly doll with a hankering for tickles? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto want something that you are very unlikely to get► dream of to want something that you have wanted for a long time, but which you are unlikely to get: · It was the kind of house I'd always dreamed of having.· To think that what I've dreamt of all my life is coming true!dream of doing something: · She dreamt of becoming a famous novelist.· Every jazz-lover at some time of his life has dreamed of assembling a band of his own favourite musicians. ► long to very much want to have something or do something, especially when this used to happen or exist in the past, or when it may do in the future - used especially in stories or literature: long for: · He longed for the good old days when teachers were shown respect.· He was longing for everyone to leave, so that he could think in peace about what had happened that day.long to do something: · More than anything, I long to have someone who loves me for myself. ► yearn to want something so much that you do not feel happy or complete without it : yearn for: · The people yearned for peace, and the chance to rebuild their shattered lives.· Hannah yearned for a child, and felt desperately sad whenever she saw other women with their babies.yearn to do something: · I have always yearned to travel. ► hanker after/for something to want something that you are unlikely to get very much, especially secretly, and over a long period of time: · Paula had always hankered after a traditional white wedding.· I had a good job and a nice apartment, but I still hankered for the country life. to have a strong desire for somethinghanker after/for She hankered for a new life in a different country. holidaymakers who hanker after the sunhanker to do something I've been hankering to visit my father's birthplace for many years.
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