yearn

yearn

英音 [jɜ:n] 美音 [jɚn]

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基本翻译或解释：

vi. 渴望，切盼，向往；想念，怀念，向往，留恋，恋慕

词源相关：

第三人称单数： yearns过去式： yearned过去分词： yearned现在分词： yearning

详细解释：

yearn 渴望 来自PIE*gher,喜欢，想要，鼓励，词源同exhort,hortatory,charisma.

用法与例句：

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。