yearn
- KK[jɝn]
- DJ[jə:n]
美式
- 思念;渴望;嚮往[(+for/after/towards)][+to-v];同情,憐憫[(+for/after)]
過去式:yearned 過去分詞:yearned 現在分詞:yearning
- 釋義
- 同反義
不及物動詞
- 1. 思念;渴望;嚮往[(+for/after/towards)][+to-v] She yearned to visit the village where she was born. 她熱切盼望能去她出生的那個村子看看。 He yearned after letters from home. 他期盼家裡來信。
- 2. 同情,憐憫[(+for/after)] Her heart yearned for the starving, homeless children. 她的心憐憫那些挨餓的無家可歸的兒童。