yearn

yearn
[jəːn]
verb
  1. [no obj.]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。
    ■(archaic)be filled with compassion or warm feeling
    (古)充满同情（或温暖）的感觉
    no fellow spirit yearned towards her.
    没有同伴同情她。
派生
yearner
noun
yearningly
adverb
语源
  1. Old English giernan, from a Germanic base meaning 'eager'
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