[with obj.]feel a powerful desire for (something) 渴望;热望 if only she had shown her daughter the love she craved. 要是她向女儿表示过她所渴望的爱就好了。 [no obj.]Will craved for family life. 威尔渴望家庭生活。 ■(dated)ask for (something) (旧)恳求;请求 I must crave your indulgence. 我必须祈求你原谅。
派生 craver noun 语源
Old English crafian (in the sense 'demand, claim as a right'), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish kräva, Danish kræve 'demand'. The current sense dates from late Middle English