yearn
/jɜːn/verb
no obj.
1- have an intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for something怀念; 思慕; 渴望; 切盼：
with infinitive they yearned to go home他们渴望回家
as noun yearning he felt a yearning for the mountains.他感受到对山峦的渴望之情。
1.1
- archaic be filled with compassion or warm feeling〈古〉充满同情（或慈爱）：
no fellow spirit yearned towards her.
没有同伴同情她。
派生词
yearner
nounyearningly
adverb词源
Old English giernan, from a Germanic base meaning 'eager'.