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单词 hanker after
释义
(verb) 
I hankered after a floor-length suede coat.
Synonyms
desire
He was bored and desired change in his life.
want
My husband really wants a new car.
long for
hope for
crave
There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.
covet
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
wish for
They wished for a son or daughter to carry on the family business.
yearn for
pine for
lust after
eat your heart out
ache for
yen for (informal)
itch for
set your heart on
hunger for or after
thirst for or after

Additional synonyms

in the sense of covet
Definition
to long to possess (something belonging to another person)
She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
Synonyms
long for,
desire,
fancy (informal),
envy,
crave,
aspire to,
yearn for,
thirst for,
begrudge,
hanker after,
lust after,
set your heart on,
have your eye on,
would give your eyeteeth for
in the sense of crave
Definition
to desire intensely
There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette.
Synonyms
long for,
yearn for,
hanker after,
be dying for,
want,
need,
require,
desire,
fancy (informal),
hope for,
cry out for (informal),
thirst for,
pine for,
covet,
lust after,
pant for,
sigh for,
set your heart on,
hunger after,
eat your heart out over,
would give your eyeteeth for
in the sense of want
Definition
to feel a need or longing for
My husband really wants a new car.
Synonyms
wish for,
desire,
fancy,
long for,
crave,
covet,
hope for,
yearn for,
thirst for,
hunger for,
pine for,
hanker after,
set your heart on,
feel a need for,
have a yen for (informal),
have a fancy for,
eat your heart out over,
would give your eyeteeth for

Nearby words of
hanker after

  • hanging fire
  • hangover
  • hank
  • hanker after
  • hankering
  • hanky-panky
  • haphazard

Synonyms of 'hanker after'

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