单词 | hanker |
释义 | han·ker I. intransitive verb 1. now chiefly dialect < used to hanker around the stillroom — Thomas Hughes > 2. a. < a thirsty man hankering for water > b. < hanker to spend an evening in general conversation — Clifton Fadiman > < has always hankered to do a bit of acting — Bennett Cerf > < spend a lot of time hankering after forbidden pleasures > < hankered for a good cup of coffee > 3. chiefly Scotland < he hums and he hankers — Robert Burns > transitive verb < it supplies what we have long hankered — Saturday Review > Synonyms: see long II. |
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