"hanker after" 怎么发音
expression
HANG-ker AF-ter
HANG-kuh AHF-tuh
释义
To strongly and persistently desire something you cannot have or is difficult to get, often used for things or experiences.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhæŋkɝ/ /ˈæftɝ
英式英语
hˈæŋkɐ/ /ˈɑːftɐ
简化发音
美式
HANG-ker AF-ter
英式
HANG-kuh AHF-tuh
语境中听
She often hankers after her childhood days.
Many people hanker after a simpler life.
I sometimes hanker after adventures I had in my youth.
After years in the city, he began to hanker after the quiet countryside.