Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5081
pine
渴望；思念
to yearn or long intensely for someone or something that is absent
- 1.
To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
憔悴；因痛苦而消瘦或衰弱。
- 2.
To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
渴望,渴求到令人痛苦的程度。
- 3.
To grieve or mourn for.
为......悲痛或哀悼。
- 4.
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
渴望不在身边的事物或人
- 5.
To inflict pain upon; to torment.
使痛苦；折磨。
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。
In use
She pines for her family far away.
He pined to return to his hometown after years abroad.
The dog pined after its owner left for work.
I am pining for my lover
Verb forms
base pine · third person pines · -ing pining · past pined · past participle pined
通常接介词for或after，表示渴望或思念
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pine for
- 渴望；思念She still pines for the days she spent in Paris.她仍然怀念在巴黎度过的日子。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
通常与for连用
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.
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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