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yearn for sth
She yearned for a peaceful life.
她渴望平静的生活。
渴望，向往
yearning — present participle of yearn
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
渴望，向往
to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is difficult or impossible to obtain
She yearned for a peaceful life.
她渴望平静的生活。
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.
yearn
Base
原形
yearns
3rd person
第三人称单数
yearning
-ing
现在分词
yearned
Past
过去式
yearned
Past participle
过去分词
She yearns for adventure.
她渴望冒险。
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。
He yearned to see his old friends again.
他渴望再次见到老朋友。
The child is yearning for attention.
孩子渴望得到关注。
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。
Not this
She yearns her homeland.
Use this
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。
Not this
He yearns going home.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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联想记忆：yearn 里有 year，一年又一年地渴望、向往。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary or reflective writing、emotional speech in storytelling yearn 比较常见于文学、抒情或较正式的表达，多带有强烈渴望或怀念的情感；日常口语中更常用 long for 或 want。
All six words rhyme with yearn: they share the final sound /ɜːrn/. Beware similar-looking words that do NOT rhyme: year (/jɪr/), yarn (/jɑːrn/), and yawn (/jɔːn/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.