
v.渴望;想念;盼望;同情
He yearned to return to his native land. 他渴望回到故鄉(xiāng)。
He yearned for a sight of the old, familiar faces. 他渴望一見那些熟悉的老面孔。
The child yearns much toward his friends. 那小孩很想念他的朋友。
They yearned for his return. 他們盼望著他回來。
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。
yearn是不及物動詞,常與介詞for連用,也可接動詞不定式作目的狀語。