have an intense feeling of loss or lack and longing for something
怀念;思慕;渴望;切盼
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[with infinitive]
they yearned to go home 他们渴望回家
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[as noun
yearning ]he felt a yearning for the mountains .他感受到对山峦的渴望之情。
〈古〉 充满同情(或慈爱)
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no fellow spirit yearned towards her. 没有同伴同情她。
"Old English