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 for wearing a set of descent vesture in front of female schoolmates;
  他渴望穿一身体面的衣裳站在女同学的面前；
• People have yearned for change in this country.
  人民渴望这个国家能有真正的改变。
• He yearned for his home and family.
  他渴望回家与家人相聚。
• She yearned for his presence.
  她盼望著他的出现。
• 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。
• I yearned for the feeling of being a winner again.
  我渴望再次成为胜利者的感觉。
• He came to love her and hoped to marry her, and thus acquire the wealth and social position for which he yearned.
  结果，他爱上了她并想和她结婚，这样一来，他就可以得到梦寐以求的财富和社会地位。
• Every time I walked by the phone, I yearned to call.
  每次经过电话机旁，我都禁不住想打电话给你。
• Nevertheless, I yearned for a career that would also give me the chance to help the underprivileged.
  可是，我渴望着获得一份职业，使我有机会帮助社会底层的人民。
• I yearned to be a movie actor.
  我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。