渴望 /kěwàng/ meaning in English

aspire [aspired, aspiring, aspires]▼(to hope or dream)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈspaɪə(r)] [US: ə.ˈspaɪr]

covet [coveted, coveting, covets]▼(to wish for with eagerness)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌ.vɪt] [US: ˈkʌ.vət]

crave [craved, craving, craves]▼(to want strongly)
verb
[UK: kreɪv] [US: ˈkreɪv]

itch [itched, itching, itches]▼(to want or desire)
verb
[UK: ɪtʃ] [US: ˈɪtʃ]

long [longed, longing, longs]▼(to wait, to aspire)
verb
[UK: ˈlɒŋ] [US: ˈlɔːŋ]

long for▼(to have desire for; to yearn)
verb
[UK: ˈlɒŋ fɔː(r) ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈfɔːr ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

craving [cravings]▼(strong desire; yearning)
noun
[UK: ˈkreɪv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkreɪv.ɪŋ]

hunger▼(strong desire)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈhʌŋ.ɡər]

itch [itches]▼(a desire)
noun
[UK: ɪtʃ] [US: ˈɪtʃ]

longing [longings]▼(melancholic desire)
noun
[UK: ˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlɔːŋ.ɪŋ]