| 释义 |
yearn /jɜːn/
vi.
1. 渴望，切盼；怀念；思慕；向往(for, after, towards)
yearn for home 思家
yearn after letters from friends 渴望友人来信
yearn towards sb. 思念某人
My eyes yearn for sleep. 我的眼皮搭拉着只想睡觉。
Young men yearn to succeed. 年轻人切盼成功。
We yearn for beauty, truth and meaning in our lives. 我们渴望生活中有美、真和意义。
2. 〈古〉同情，怜悯
yearn for the homeless children 怜悯无家可归的儿童
[< OE geornan; 与ON girna, OHG gerōn to long for, Sans haryati he likes 有关] |