hankering
hankering — noun
1. a strong feeling that you want something, especially food or an experience that
a strong feeling that you want something, especially food or an experience that reminds you of an earlier time.
Asher had a sudden hankering for the dumplings his grandmother used to make.
a hankering for + noun (food)
After ten years in Berlin, Hana still gets a hankering for Taipei night-market food.
get + a hankering for + noun
Christopher felt a strong hankering to visit the village where he grew up.
Every winter Léa has a hankering for hot chocolate and a thick paperback novel.
The smell of fresh bread gave Mert a hankering for his mother's Sunday breakfast.
- indifference
complete lack of any wish or interest
文法句型
a hankering for + noun
a hankering to + verb
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'a' or 'the' and followed by 'for' + a noun (commonly a food, place, or activity) or 'to' + a base verb. Sounds slightly old-fashioned and warm — common in personal storytelling, less so in formal writing.
常見錯誤
hankering — verb
1. to keep wanting something quietly over a long time, often something out of reach
to keep wanting something quietly over a long time, often something out of reach.
Ari had hankered for a small farm by the sea since childhood.
hanker for + noun, often with 'since'
Nala hankered after the freedom her older cousins seemed to enjoy.
hanker after + abstract noun
Many city office workers quietly hanker for a slower life in the countryside.
Renata hankered for the warm summers of her childhood in Lisbon.
文法句型
hanker for + noun
hanker after + noun
用法筆記
Sounds old-fashioned and slightly literary; in everyday speech Taiwanese learners will hear 'crave', 'long for', or 'really want' far more often. Almost never used in the present continuous ('is hankering' is rare).