| 释义 |
yearn/jɜ:n/v. intr. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for, after, or to + infin.) have a strong emotional longing 渴望，切盼 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to, towards) be filled with compassion or tenderness 同情，怜悯 □ yearner n.□ yearning n. & adj.□ yearningly adv.[Old English giernan, from a Germanic root meaning ‘eager’] |