| 词汇 | yearned |
| 释义 | yearned past simple and past participle ofyearn yearn verb[ I ] uk /jɜːn/ us /jɝːn/ C2 to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have: 渴望，切盼，渴求 Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval.尽管他获得了巨大的票房成功，但还是渴望得到评论家的认可。 [ + to infinitive ]Sometimes I just yearn to be alone.有时我只想一人独处。 Synonyms long for somethingformal pine Wanting things ache for something acquisitive ambitious ambitiously angle for something desperate expense have your eye on somethingidiom hunger hunger after/for something hungrily impulse pine seeker set your heart on something/doing somethingidiom set your sights on somethingidiom shook shopping list sight someone's heart's desireidiom Examples of yearnedyearned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The picturesque hinted at, and yearned for, other social and urbanistic possibilities than were on offer in a city of remorseless modernity. Yearning is typically identified by a dull ache in the region of the diaphragm, a feeling of emptiness, and recurrent thoughts of the yearned-for object. He yearned to be able to love himself and the world, but his insights into the black side of human nature stood in the way of this. Their vocal style, lyric and composition do not set out to unsettle, and 'home' is often yearned for in idealised pastoral romantic terms. They had yearned for peace, they had organised for peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that they will show that they do not want anything that will frustrate the attainment of that much yearned-for millenium. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He yearned for conciliation—for the reconciliation of the feuds of centuries; he yearned passionately for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Naturally, because of their limited freedom, they yearned to walk among those hills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He yearned as a man who wanted to see conciliation before his hour struck; he laboured for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not wonder that he yearned for recognition from his colleagues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They yearned for freedom throughout that period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His heart yearned for the public interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although he yearned for an active role, his youthful health woes caused the draft board to mark him for limited service. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When she lived with her great-grandmother, playing in a village that had many streams, she yearned to become a teacher and a policewoman. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He yearned for a freer existence in which he could create for the sheer joy of creating. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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