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  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. VERB 渴望;渴求;向往 If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much. 
  • He yearned for freedom...

    他渴望自由。

  • I yearned to be a movie actor.

    我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。

Verb

1. desire strongly or persistently

2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present;

  • "She ached for a cigarette"
  • "I am pining for my lover"

3. have affection for; feel tenderness for

1. Is it not in the nature of all human beings to yearn for freedom?
渴望自由不是人类的天性吗?

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. This mentalist yearn easily trigger a large-scale consumption campaign.
这种心态容易引发一场大规模消费高潮。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》