| 释义 |
Phr V hunger for hungers, hungering, hungered hunger after/for sth literary to want something very muchI've never hungered after power.She hungered for his touch.
hunger after/for sth literary to want something very much: a nation hungering for change Joseph would lie awake at night hungering after the warmth of her embrace.■ SIMILAR TO: long for, yearn for
hunger for (something)To have an intense desire, yearning, or need for something. Even from a young age he hungered for knowledge, devouring any he could get his hands on. Growing up in such a small, secluded town, I constantly hungered for romance and adventure. hunger for someone or somethingto desire someone or something; to yearn for someone or something. I hunger for you. I want you madly. He looked at the cake and you could see he was hungering for it. The prisoner was consumed with a hunger for freedom. |