yearn

/jɜːn/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

渴望；向往

释义与例句

v. 渴望；向往
to want something or want to do something very much, especially when it seems difficult to achieve
  1. After years abroad, she yearned for the familiar streets of her hometown.
    在海外生活多年后，她渴望重回家乡那些熟悉的街道。
  2. He yearned to become a doctor so that he could help people in rural areas.
    他渴望成为一名医生，以便帮助农村地区的人们。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Many people yearn for a better balance between work and family life.
    许多人渴望在工作与家庭生活之间取得更好的平衡。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表达“渴望某物”用 yearn for something；表达“渴望做某事”用 yearn to do something，不能直接说 yearn do something。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • yearning 渴望；向往
    yearning 主要作名词，表示深切的渴望，常用 a yearning for something；它也可作形容词表示“渴望的”。yearn 是动词，常接 for 或不定式。
同义词
  • long 渴望；盼望
    yearn 和 long 都可接 for 或不定式，表示强烈愿望；yearn 较书面，常强调深切而持久的向往，long 在日常英语和书面语中都很常见。
    We are longing to see you again. 我们盼望着再次见到你。
  • desire 渴望；期望
    desire 较正式，可直接接名词或不定式，通常不接 for；yearn 更强调情感上的深切向往，常用 yearn for something 或 yearn to do something。
    The organisation desires to improve access to education. 该组织希望改善人们接受教育的机会。
常见搭配
  • yearn for 渴望；向往
    They yearned for the freedom to make their own decisions. 他们渴望获得自主决定的自由。
  • yearn to do something 渴望做某事
    She has always yearned to travel across South America. 她一直渴望横越南美洲旅行。
  • yearn for home 思念家乡；渴望回家
    The young sailor yearned for home during the long voyage. 在漫长的航行中，这位年轻的水手十分思念家乡。