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yearned

UK //jɜːnd//US //jɜːrnd//

词源

源自古英语 'geornan'(渴望),与古高地德语 'gerōn'(渴望)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根,表示强烈的欲望。

verb

❶ 指强烈地渴望或向往某事物,通常带有一种因无法实现而产生的痛苦感。常用于表达对远方、过去或难以得到之物的深切思念。

“She yearned for the peaceful days of her childhood.”

(她渴望回到童年那些平静的日子。)

“The old man yearned to see his homeland one last time.”

(老人渴望最后一次看看他的故乡。)

同义词:longed, pined, ached, craved, desired

常见短语

yearned for — 表达对某事物强烈的、持续的渴望,通常暗示这种渴望难以实现或需要等待。

“The lonely sailor yearned for the warmth of human connection.”

(孤独的水手渴望人际交往的温暖。)