yearn

yearnyearnD.J.:[jə:n]K.K.:[jɚn]vi.1.■渴望, 切盼, 向往Is it not in the nature of all human beings to yearn for freedom?渴望自由不是人类的天性吗?She yearned to go back to the south.她渴望回到南方去。

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yearn[jə:n]vi.1.■渴望；向往，想念：He yearned to ask her to marry him.他一心想着向她求婚。2.■深深感动，怜悯，同情：to yearn for the homeless children怜悯无家可归的儿童

yearnyearn[jə:n]vi.[后常与for əafter] sth.; to [towards] sb. 连用]1.■渴望, 思念, 留恋2.■怀念, 怜悯yearn for rest渴望休息Her heart yearned for the starving children.她可怜那些饥饿的孩子们。

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词性变化yearn[jə:n]n.1.■渴望, 怀念

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继承用法yearnern.1.■yearnful

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词性变化yearn[jə:n]adj.yearnfullyadv.