yearned

英 [jɜːnd]

美 [jɜːrnd]

v.  渴望; 渴求
yearn的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 渴望;渴求;向往
  If someoneyearns forsomething that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much.
  1. He yearned for freedom...
     他渴望自由。
  2. I yearned to be a movie actor.
     我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。

双语例句

• He yearned to see his family again.
  他渴望看到家里的人。
• People have yearned for change in this country.
  人民渴望这个国家能有真正的改变。
• I yearned for the feeling of being a winner again.
  我渴望再次成为胜利者的感觉。
• We yearned for beauty, truth and meaning in our lives.
  我们渴望生活中有美、真理和意义。
• He yearned for freedom
  他渴望自由。
• He, like others, yearned for the enjoyment of whatever he saw enjoyable.
  他象别人那样，渴望欣赏不论什么他看到的可以欣赏的东西。
• I yearned for the knowledge that would dissolve this cloak of darkness encompassing her illness.
  我急切的想知道治疗她疾病的知识。
• He closed his eyes and let himself sink into the half-sleep for which his body yearned.
  他闭上了眼睛，让自己坠入他身体所渴望的半睡眠状态。
• Her heart yearned for the starving children.
  她可怜那些饥饿的孩子们。
• He yearned for romance and beauty and love.
  他向往着浪漫，美丽和爱情。