yen
yen1
(复同单)
yen2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
(复同单)
- the basic monetary unit of Japan
日元（日本货币单位）
- from Japanese en 'round'
yen2
(informal)(非正式)
noun
- [in sing.]a longing or yearning
渴望，热望；嗜好，癖好
[with infinitive]she always had a yen to be a writer.
她总渴望成为一名作家。
- [no obj.]feel a longing or yearning
渴望，热望
it's no use yenning for the old simplicities.
渴求往日的简朴自然没什么用。
- late 19th cent. (in the sense 'craving (of a drug addict) for a drug'): from Chinese yǎn
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