| 单词 | pine for something or someone |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to feel great longing (for) He was pining for his children. Synonyms long He longed for the good old days. ache crave yearn He yearned for freedom. sigh Dad sighed and stood up. carry a torch eat your heart out over suspire (archaic, poetic) 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to feel great longing (for) pining for a mythical past Synonyms hanker after I hankered after a floor-length suede coat. crave There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette. covet She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense. wish for They wished for a son or daughter to carry on the family business. yearn for thirst for hunger for lust after Additional synonymsin the sense of covet Definition to long to possess (something belonging to another person) She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense. Synonyms long for, desire, fancy (informal), envy, crave, aspire to, yearn for, thirst for, begrudge, hanker after, lust after, set your heart on, have your eye on, would give your eyeteeth for in the sense of crave Definition to desire intensely There may be certain times of day when smokers crave a cigarette. Synonyms long for, yearn for, hanker after, be dying for, want, need, require, desire, fancy (informal), hope for, cry out for (informal), thirst for, pine for, covet, lust after, pant for, sigh for, set your heart on, hunger after, eat your heart out over, would give your eyeteeth for in the sense of sigh Definition to draw in and audibly let out a deep breath as an expression of sadness, tiredness, longing, or relief Dad sighed and stood up. Synonyms breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire (archaic) Nearby words of |
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