yearn [jə:n]

v.

盼望;渴望;向往(常與for, after, to 連用)

He yearned to see his friends again.

他盼望再次見到朋友。

Many young people in the country yearn for city life.

許多農村的年輕人渴望城市生活.

近義詞synonym

crave v. 渴望;懇求;請求

He craves to be a teacher.

他渴望成為一名教師。

desire v. 希望;要求;渴望

We all desire happiness and health.

我們都渴望幸福和健康。

反義詞 antonym

disappoint v. 使失望;挫敗

How can you disappoint the children?.

你怎么忍心讓孩子們失望呢？

despair v. 絕望;

At last, He despair of beating his enemy.

最后,他對打敗敵人絕望了。

詞性變化 word-activity

yearning n. 向往,思念

The huge yearning of her makes him call her every night.

他對她非常思念,以至他每晚都給她打電話.

學習測試---examination

He studies so hard because he ____ to get the scholarship.

1. despair; 2. crave; 3. yearning;