yearning
noun /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/
/ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- a strong and emotional desire
渴望；向往 - yearning (for somebody/something) a yearning for a quiet life
对宁静生活的向往 - yearning to do something She had no great yearning to go back.
她并不十分想回去。
- He looked at her with yearning.
他渴慕地看着她。 - I found myself yearning for the end to come.
我发现自己渴望着末日的到来。 - They had a deep yearning for their homeland.
他们深深地怀念着祖国。 - He repressed his yearnings for a quiet life.
他克制住了对宁静生活的向往。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- desperate
- great
- …
- feel
- have
- find yourself
- …
- with (a) yearning
- yearning after
- yearning for
- …
- yearning (for somebody/something) a yearning for a quiet life