yearn
yearn
jɜrn
yērn
British pronunciation
/jˈɜːn/

英語での「yearn」の定義と意味

to yearn
01

切望する, 憧れる

to have a strong and continuous desire for something
Transitive: to yearn to do sth | to yearn for sth
to yearn definition and meaning
example
She yearns for the freedom to pursue her passions.
彼女は自分の情熱を追求する自由を切望している
He yearns for a sense of purpose in his life.
彼は人生に目的意識を切望している
02

切望する, 憧れる

to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach
Intransitive: to yearn for sth
to yearn definition and meaning
example
She yearned for the company of her childhood friends who now lived far away.c
彼女は今は遠くに住んでいる幼なじみの友達との時間を切望していた。
I yearned for the taste of homemade cooking while living in a dormitory during college.
大学時代に寮で生活していた間、私は家庭料理の味を切望していました
03

切望する, 嘆息する

to feel deep sympathy or a strong desire to help or care for someone
Intransitive: to yearn over sb/sth
example
She yearned over her sick dog, wishing it could get better.
彼女は病気の犬を切望し、良くなることを願っていた。
The parents yearned over their child as he left for college.
子供が大学へ出発するとき、両親は彼を切望した
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