To crave something is to want it with a very strong, almost bodily pull — stronger than like, stronger than want. People crave food (chocolate, spicy soup, a cigarette), and they also crave things you cannot eat: attention, sleep, adventure, a kind of life they do not have.

To crave somethingCrave（渴望）某個東西 is to want it with a very strong, almost bodily pull是用一種很強、幾乎是身體上的拉力去想要它——stronger than like比 like（喜歡）更強，stronger than want比 want（想要）更強。People crave food (chocolate, spicy soup, a cigarette)人會 crave 食物（巧克力、辣湯、一根菸），and they also crave things you cannot eat也會 crave 不能吃的東西：attention, sleep, adventure, a kind of life they do not have關注、睡眠、冒險，或是一種自己沒有的生活。

When the object is food or drink, the feeling often sits in the body; you can almost taste it. When the object is abstract, the word still says the desire is not mild or polite — it occupies you.

When the object is food or drink當渴望的對象是食物或飲料時，the feeling often sits in the body那種感覺常常就在身體裡；you can almost taste it你幾乎可以嚐到它的味道。When the object is abstract當對象是抽象的東西時，the word still says the desire is not mild or polite這個字講的還是那種欲望並不溫和、也不客氣——it occupies you它會佔據你。

It is ordinary English, not slang and not especially formal. Parents, doctors, and friends all use it.

It這 is ordinary English是普通的英文，not slang and not especially formal不是俚語，也不算特別正式。Parents, doctors, and friends父母、醫生、朋友 all use it都會用這個字。

The noun that rides with it is a craving (“I had a craving for dumplings”). Crave is usually a verb. You crave something, or you crave to do something; you do not usually “have a crave.” And it is not the same as craven, which looks similar and means cowardly — that is a different word with a different story.

The noun that rides with it is a craving跟著它一起用的名詞是 craving（渴望） ("I had a craving for dumplings")（例如「我很想吃水餃」）。Crave Crave 通常 is usually a verb是動詞。You crave something, or you crave to do something你 crave 某個東西，或是 crave to do 某件事；you do not usually "have a crave"一般不會說「have a crave」。And it is not the same as craven而且它跟 craven 不一樣，which looks similar and means cowardlycraven 長得很像，意思卻是「懦弱的」——that is a different word with a different story那是完全不同的另一個字，有它自己的故事。