yearn
第三人称
yearns
现在进行时
yearning
过去式
yearned
过去完成时
yearned
1
渴望, 向往
to have a strong and continuous desire for something
及物动词
- She yearns for the freedom to pursue her passions.
她渴望有追求自己激情的自由。
- He yearns for a sense of purpose in his life.
他渴望在生活中找到一种目标感。
- They yearn for acceptance and understanding from others.
他们渴望得到他人的接纳和理解。
- We yearn for a world where everyone is treated with kindness.
我们渴望一个每个人都受到善待的世界。
- The artist yearns to create work that resonates with people.
艺术家渴望创作出能引起人们共鸣的作品。
2
渴望, 向往
to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach
- She yearned for the company of her childhood friends who now lived far away.c
她渴望与现在住在远方的童年朋友相聚。
- I yearned for the taste of homemade cooking while living in a dormitory during college.
在大学住宿舍期间,我渴望家常菜的味道。
- She yearns for the comfort of her childhood home every time she visits her parents.
每次去看望父母时,她都渴望童年家庭的舒适。
- He yearned for the warmth of his mother's embrace during times of sadness.
在悲伤的时刻,他渴望母亲拥抱的温暖。
3
渴望, 叹息
to feel deep sympathy or a strong desire to help or care for someone
- She yearned over her sick dog, wishing it could get better.
她渴望她生病的狗能好起来。
- The parents yearned over their child as he left for college.
当孩子离开去上大学时,父母渴望着他。
- She yearned over the children in need, wishing she could do more.
她渴望帮助那些需要帮助的孩子,希望能做得更多。
- They yearned over the garden they had worked so hard to create.
他们渴望着他们辛勤创造的花园。