to yearn
01
渴望, 向往
to have a strong and continuous desire for something
Transitive: to yearn to do sth | to yearn for sth
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
状态动词
规则
现在时
yearn
第三人称单数
yearns
现在分词
yearning
一般过去时
yearned
过去分词
yearned
例子
She yearns for the freedom to pursue her passions.
她渴望有追求自己激情的自由。
02
渴望, 向往
to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach
Intransitive: to yearn for sth
例子
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。
03
渴望, 叹息
to feel deep sympathy or a strong desire to help or care for someone
Intransitive: to yearn over sb/sth
例子
She yearned over her sick dog, wishing it could get better.
她渴望她生病的狗能好起来。
