n. 渴望, 热望

[医] 瘾, 癖, 嗜欲

[ noun ]
an intense desire for some particular thing
<noun.feeling>

Crave \Crave\ (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved}
(kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to
Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.]
1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with
submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to
implore.

I crave your honor's pardon. --Shak.

Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved
the body of Jesus. --Mark xv. 43.

2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to
require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.

His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.
--Edmund
Gurney.

Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit;
request; supplicate; adjure.


Craving \Crav"ing\ (-?ng), n.
Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.

A succession of cravings and satiety. --L'Estrange.
-- {Crav"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Crav"ing*ness}, n.