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yearn

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vi.渴望,想念,怀念,向往

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yearn为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:yearningly 名词:yearner 动词过去式:yearned 过去分词:yearned 现在分词:yearning 第三人称单数:yearns

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crave  desire  hope-for  long-for  pine-for    

yearn


/jɜ:n; jɝn/
v [I, Ipr, It] ~ (for sb/sth) desire strongly or with compassion or tenderness; be filled with longing 渴望; 怜悯; 思念; 留恋; 盼望
*a yearning desire 如饥似渴的欲望
* He yearned for his home and family. 他怀念故国家园.
* She yearned to return to her native country. 她巴不得能回国.

yearn


v [I]
[Language: Old English;Origin: giernan]
literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get
= longyearn for
 Hannah yearned for a child.
yearn to be/do sth
 Phil had yearned to be a pilot from an early age.