yearn for sth
She yearned for a peaceful life.
她渴望平静的生活。
思念,怀念;对某事物或做某事有强烈的渴望;渴望某事物或做某事。;音乐、文字等表达强烈的渴望或向往。;常与out连用:演奏(音乐)或说出(文字)以表达强烈的渴望或向往。;渴望
to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to obtain
常与for/after/to do连用
对某事物或做某事有强烈的渴望;渴望某事物或做某事。
To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
音乐、文字等表达强烈的渴望或向往。
Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
常与out连用:演奏(音乐)或说出(文字)以表达强烈的渴望或向往。
Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
一般现在时
She yearns for adventure.
她渴望冒险。
一般过去时
He yearned to see her again.
他渴望再次见到她。
规则动词,加-ed
She yearns for her homeland.
她渴望回到家乡。
用法提示:yearns for 表示强烈渴望
He yearned to see his old friends again.
他渴望再次见到老朋友。
用法提示:yearned to 表示过去渴望做某事
The child is yearning for attention.
孩子渴望得到关注。
用法提示:is yearning for 表示正在渴望
She yearned for a peaceful life.
她渴望平静的生活。
He yearned to travel abroad.
他渴望出国旅行。
这一结构较文学化,口语中常用 yearn for。
They yearned after the old days.
他们怀念过去的日子。
最常用的中性表达;后接 for 或 to do,语气比 crave 弱,比 desire 口语化。
语气最强,多指强烈甚至生理性的渴求;及物动词,直接接宾语,一般不接 to do。
较正式,书面语;及物动词,直接接宾语,也可接 to do;语气从容、中性。
带有痛苦、哀伤的情感,常因失去或分离而渴望;多接 for,不接 to do。
侧重因渴望而心痛、难受;多接 for,语气比 pine for 更口语化,仍偏文学。
grammar · medium
易错句子She yearns her homeland.
正确表达She yearns for her homeland.
yearn是不及物动词,需加介词for才能接渴望的对象,不能直接接名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He yearns going home.
正确表达He yearns to go home.
yearn后应接不定式to do表示渴望做某事,而不是动名词doing。
针对 yearn 的“强烈渴望/向往”义项:loathe 指强烈的厌恶、憎恶,感情方向与 yearn 相反;loathe 为及物动词,yearn 常接 for + 名词或 to do。
针对 yearn 的“渴望得到”义项:spurn 指轻蔑地拒绝、摒弃,与渴望相反;spurn 通常用于主动拒绝,而 yearn 是祈求或向往得到。
针对 yearn 的“强烈向往”义项:disdain 指因轻视而不屑一顾、不屑接受,与 yearn 相反;主语觉得对象不值得渴望。
渴望;思念
She yearned for a chance to prove herself.
她渴望有机会证明自己。
渴望(做某事)
They yearn to visit the ocean one day.
他们渴望有一天去看大海。
深深渴望
He deeply yearned for recognition and respect.
他深深渴望得到认可和尊重。
内心渴望;深深思念
My heart yearns for the quiet days of my childhood.
我的内心渴望童年时宁静的日子。
对过去的向往常引发 yearning 之情。
因离家而产生的强烈渴望,是 yearn 的常见对象。
yearning 常指向某段回忆或逝去的事物。
yearning 源于未实现的愿望或未得到的满足。
与所爱或所盼之物的分离会激起 yearning。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.