yearn

詞意辨析：

yearn, long, thirst

這些動詞均含“渴望”之意。
yearn: 通常指急迫不安地渴望或嚮往，著重懷有柔情或熱情。
long: 指誠心誠意地渴望某事或物。
thirst: 原義指對食物或飲料的渴求，引申指全力以求。　

詞型變化：

副詞:yearningly 名詞:yearner 動詞過去式:yearned 過去分詞:yearned 現在分詞:yearning 第三人稱單數:yearns 

英文解釋：

動詞 yearn:

1. desire strongly or persistently
   同義詞：hanker, long
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
   同義詞：ache, yen, pine, languish
3. have affection for; feel tenderness for

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中英例句：

1. But there will always be a visceral aspect to choosing a President. The reason so many people remain dissatisfied with the current candidates is that they yearn to be swept off their feet by inspirational speeches and glamorous looks, strong leadership and untarnished reputations.
   選擇總統總會有情感的一面。這么多人對目前候選人不滿意是因為他們渴望候選人能以富有靈感的演說、引人的外表、強有力的領導才能和了無瑕疵的聲譽來博得他們的支持。
2. She sighs deeply for no conspicuous reason, yearn, suffer and looks in the air extremely sadly. This is soul.
   他沒有明顯的理由而卻深深嘆息、渴望、煩悶、極端悲傷地望著天空。這就是靈魂。
3. He yearned for a sight of the old, familiar faces.
   他渴望一見那些熟悉的老面孔。
4. He yearned to return to his native land.
   他渴望回到故鄉。