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单词 yearn
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yearn

Word family nounyearneryearningverbyearnadverbyearningly
yearn /jɜːn $ jɜːrn/ verb [intransitiveI]  
literaryWANT to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to get 渴望;向往 SYN long
yearn for
 Hannah yearned for a child.
汉娜渴望有个孩子。
yearn to be/do something
 Phil had yearned to be a pilot from an early age.
菲尔从小就渴望成为一名飞行员。
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In everyday English, people usually say long for something or long to do something rather than yearn: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 long for sth long to do sth,而不说 yearn
She longed for another child.
她很想再生一个孩子
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Origin yearn
Old English giernan
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