"a thirst for knowledge"
"hunger for affection"
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
The poor children hungered for bread.
这些可怜的孩子们急需面包。
He hungered for a good meal.
他渴望得到一顿美餐。
He hungered for letters from his old comrades-in-arms.
他渴望得到老战友的来信。
All the time she hungered for news from her little son.
她每时每刻都在急切地等待着她小儿子的消息。
The traveller hungered for his native land.
这个旅行者渴望回到自己的祖国去。
The unemployed hunger for jobs.
失业者渴望得到工作。
The actor hungered for social attention.
这位男演员渴望得到社会的关注。
The actors hungered for applause.
演员们渴望掌声。
She hungered after his love.
她渴望得到他的爱情。
These students hunger after new knowledge and ideas.
这些学生渴望得到新知识,获得新思想。
They hunger him into submission.
他们用饥饿使他屈服。
The besiegers hungered the garrison into surrender.
围攻者使守军饿得只好投降。