"yearn" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 渴望
• 想念

Definition

非常渴望或思念某事，通常是你怀念或不容易得到的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式或文学用语，常用于表达非常深切的情感渴望，如思念某人或渴望更好的生活。常与 'yearn for', 'yearn to' 连用。比一般的'想要'更强烈。

Examples

I yearn for home when I travel.

我旅行时**渴望**回家。

She yearns to see her old friends again.

她**渴望**再次见到她的老朋友。

Many people yearn for peace and happiness.

许多人**渴望**和平与幸福。

After years apart, he still yearned for her presence.

分开多年后，他依然**渴望**她的陪伴。

Kids often yearn for things they can’t have.

孩子们经常**渴望**得不到的东西。

Sometimes I just yearn for a quiet day without any stress.

有时候我只**渴望**一天没有压力的安静生活。