crave

英 [kreɪv] 美 [kreɪv]

v.  渴望; 热望; 恳求; 请求

过去式:craved现在分词:craving第三人称单数:craves过去分词:craved

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Collins.1 / BNC.11225 / COCA.7562



牛津词典

verb

  1. 渴望;热望
    to have a very strong desire for sth
    1. She has always craved excitement.
      她总渴望刺激。
  2. 恳求;请求
    to ask for sth seriously
    1. I must crave your pardon.
      我必须恳求您原谅。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 渴望;热望
    If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
    1. There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette...
      吸烟者可能会在一天中的某些时刻特别想吸烟。
    2. You may be craving for some fresh air.
      你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

双语例句

  1. There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette
    吸烟者可能会在一天中的某些时刻特别想吸烟。
  2. You may be craving for some fresh air.
    你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。
  3. It is only natural for youngsters to crave the excitement of driving a fast car
    年轻人追求开快车的刺激是太正常不过的事情。
  4. When you crave a pick-me-up, don't reach for chocolate or coffee — try peppermint oil instead
    如果想提神,不要吃巧克力或者喝咖啡,试试薄荷油。
  5. He knows that if they trust him, he can give them the happiness which they crave.
    他知道如果他们信任他,他就能给他们以他们渴望的幸福。
  6. But if you crave the ultimate, this is your fantasy island!
    不过如果你渴望终极享受的话,这就是你梦想中的国度!
  7. Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it?
    为什么我们渴望的爱这么多,甚至到了会为爱而死的地步?
  8. I crave your pardon, Harry.
    我恳求你的原谅,哈利。
  9. Diets do not work. Eliminating your favorite foods will just make you want or crave them more.
    节食食谱没有效果,不吃只会让你更想和更渴求。
  10. I used your warmth, I crave not forget.
    我习惯你的温暖,我眷恋着不忘。
  11. When levels are low, we seem to crave sweets and carbs, which raise serotonin and improve mood.
    当它的含量降低时,我们似乎就会渴望糖和碳水化合物,因为它们能提高血清素含量并改善情绪。
  12. As we grow old we crave apples less.
    当我们越是衰老,我们就越来越不渴望吃苹果了。
  13. I will not crave world stop turning I know escape at all to no avail.
    我不会奢求世界停止转动,我知道逃避一点都没有用。
  14. Singaporeans do not crave for and love science and technology.
    新加坡人一般上都不渴望也不热爱科学和科技。
  15. I didn't crave milk, or cheese, or meat.
    我没有渴望牛奶、奶酪或肉。
  16. Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
    别让我在焦虑恐惧中渴望拯救,而让我希求耐心来赢取自由。
  17. It made me start to crave it, too.
    也让我对它燃起了渴望。
  18. In the realm of fiction we discover that plurality of lives for which we crave.
    在文学的领域之中,我们找到了我们所渴望的那种多样化的生活。
  19. What we crave most in this world is connection.
    在这个世界上,我们最渴望的是联系。
  20. Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved.
    人类渴望获得亲密的关系,需要爱与被爱。
  21. It has the protein you need and the taste you crave.
    它有你需要的蛋白质和你所渴望的味道。
  22. I'm essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should.
    从本质上讲,我是一个自私的动物,我太渴望你做伴了,该做的事情我也不会做的。
  23. I'm just saying I crave them, that's all. I'm pregnant you know.
    我只是说我很想要,仅此而已。你知道,我怀孕了。
  24. It is because you still crave for more wealth.
    那是因为你还渴望更多的财富。
  25. I also crave for the freedom you mentioned, but I have never experienced it.
    你说的自由自在,我也渴望。但我从来没有尝过。
  26. Attraction provides the "x" factor for the sex, love, and intimacy we all crave.
    对于我们渴望的性,爱和亲密来说,吸引力是一个未知数,举足轻重。
  27. I ask, I crave, I implore, let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth.
    我需要,我渴求,我乞求,让他用口与我亲嘴吧。
  28. Do you crave it like sex?
    你渴望像性别?
  29. I crave some authentic Chinese food.
    我渴望吃到一些道地的中国菜。
  30. The things you crave may satisfy you momentarily, yet they cannot fulfill your deepest desires.
    你渴望使你即刻得到满足的那些事情,却不能满足你内心深处的愿望。

同义词辨析

  yearn crave desire long pine【导航词义:渴望】

  yearn v. 〈文〉渴望,向往

〔辨析〕尤指渴望得到很难得到的事物,或做难以如愿之事,常伴有些许不安或痛苦。

〔例证〕
She yearned for his love.
她渴望得到他的爱。
He yearned to go back to his hometown.
他渴望回到故乡。

  crave v. 〈书〉渴望,热望

〔辨析〕指非常强烈、几乎无法控制地渴望某事物,有时甚至是不好的事物。

〔例证〕
Many children crave attention.
许多孩子渴望得到关心。
Linda still craves the recognition of her peers.
琳达仍然渴望得到同龄人的认可。
He was craving cigarettes.
他很想抽烟。

  desire v. 〈正式〉渴望,期望

〔辨析〕强调主观愿望上热切渴望某事物,多指可以达成的事情,常含尽力争取的意味,不用进行时。

〔例证〕
We all desire happiness and health.
我们都渴望幸福和健康。
We always desire to live in peace with our neighbours.
我们总是渴望与邻居和睦相处。
She desires to marry him.
她渴望嫁给他。

  long v. 渴望,极想

〔辨析〕普通用词,尤指渴望看似不会很快发生的事发生,常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。

〔例证〕
I long for the day when my dream can come true.
我渴望有一天能够梦想成真。
So this is what you've been longing for?
这就是你一直所渴求的东西?
We are longing to see you.
我们渴望见到你。

  pine for phr. v. 渴望

〔辨析〕尤指渴望得到不太可能得到的事物,含苦苦思念之意。

〔例证〕
John was pining for his homeland back in America.
约翰渴望回到美国的故乡。
She pined for the countryside.
她渴望乡间的生活。

英英释义

verb

  1. plead or ask for earnestly

    1. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

        Synonym:    hungerthirststarvelust