yearn
pronunciation
UK [jɜːn]
US [jɜːrn]
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- vi.
- 渴望，切盼，向往
- 想念，怀念，向往，留恋，恋慕
Word Origin
yearn 渴望
来自PIE*gher,喜欢，想要，鼓励，词源同exhort,hortatory,charisma.
Example
- 1. You yearn to be not merely richer , but richer than your neighbours .
- 你强烈渴望不仅要变得更有钱，还要比你的邻居更富有。
- 2. That is why , from china to india , companies yearn to graduate beyond mere metal-bashing .
- 这就是为什么从中国到印度，所有企业都渴望超越敲打金属的简单业务。
- 3. Plenty of independent voters , and this newspaper , yearn for a more pragmatic republican party .
- 很多独立选民以及本报都渴望共和党能变得更为务实。
- 4. For those who yearn for america to have a sensible immigration policy , the arizona bill is a reason for both despair and hope .
- 对那些渴望美国能有一个合理的移民政策的人来说，亚利桑那州法案既令人感到绝望，又令人看到希望。
- 5. I could see how a girl with gumption like srey neth , unschooled and na ve , could yearn to get away .
- 我能够看出一位像sreyneth这样有进取心、没上几天学又天真的女孩子，是多么渴望离开。
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