| 释义 |
yearn for yearn for (someone or something)To have an intense, deep-seated longing or desire for someone or something, especially in a slightly melancholy capacity. I grew up in a tiny town in Kansas, yearning for the day I'd get a chance to move somewhere exciting like New York or L.A. All the girls in my class yearned for him, thinking he was this mysterious, brooding hunk, but he was actually kind of an awkward dork when you got to know him.See also: yearnyearn for someone or somethingto long for someone or something; to desire someone or something strongly. Sam sat alone in his room, yearning for Mary. Mary yearned for a big bowl of high-butterfat ice cream.See also: yearnyearn forv. To have a strong, often melancholy desire for someone or something: The sailors out at sea yearned for their families.See also: yearn |