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pine
渴望；思念
核心释义
to yearn or long intensely for someone or something that is absent
- 1.
憔悴；因痛苦而消瘦或衰弱。
To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
- 2.
渴望,渴求到令人痛苦的程度。
To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
- 3.
为......悲痛或哀悼。
To grieve or mourn for.
- 4.
渴望不在身边的事物或人
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- 5.
使痛苦；折磨。
To inflict pain upon; to torment.
憔悴；消瘦；哀悼；悲伤；折磨；使痛苦；憔悴；因痛苦而消瘦或衰弱。；渴望,渴求到令人痛苦的程度。
用法In use
She pines for her family far away.
用法提示：动词pine后接for表示渴望、思念某人或某物。
He pined to return to his hometown after years abroad.
用法提示：动词pine后接不定式表示渴望做某事。
The dog pined after its owner left for work.
用法提示：动词pine后接after表示因思念而忧伤。
I am pining for my lover
pine for sb/sth
后接思念、渴望的对象，人或事物均可。
She pined for her family while she was studying abroad.
她在国外留学时十分思念家人。
pine after sb/sth
比 pine for 更强调渴望难以得到的人或事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pine for
- 渴望；苦苦思念
- After moving abroad, she often pined for her family.移居国外后，她常常思念家人。
- pine away
- 因悲伤而憔悴
- The old man pined away after losing his wife.失去妻子后，老人日渐憔悴。
- pine for the past
- 怀念过去
- He sometimes pines for the past when life was simpler.他有时怀念过去生活更简单的日子。
- pine over
- 为……忧伤；苦苦思念
- Don't pine over lost opportunities; focus on the future.不要为失去的机会忧伤，要关注未来。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：一棵松树(pine)立在山头，久久凝望远方——这就是动词pine：渴望到憔悴。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary texts、formal writing、sentimental contexts 作“渴望、思念”解时（常与 for 搭配），语气通常为中性偏书面，多用于情感表达或文学作品；在日常口语中较少用，更多说 miss 或 want。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与for连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like shine, line, mine, fine, and wine rhyme with pine (/paɪn/). Be careful: pin looks similar but is pronounced /pɪn/ with a short i, so it does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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