yearn
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much. 渴望
He yearned for freedom. 他曾渴望自由。
I yearned to be an actor. 我曾渴望成为一名演员。
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yearn /jɜːn/ (yearning,yearned,yearns)
剑桥词典
- to wish very strongly , especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have
渴望，切盼，渴求
Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval . 尽管他获得了巨大的票房成功，但还是渴望得到评论家的认可。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] Sometimes I just yearn to be alone . 有时我只想一人独处。 返回 yearn