yearn [jE:n]

v.

盼望;渴望;向往(常与for, after, to 连用)

He yearned to see his friends again.

他盼望再次见到朋友。

Many young people in the country yearn for city life.

许多农村的年轻人渴望城市生活.

近义词synonym

  crave v. 渴望;恳求;请求

He craves to be a teacher.

他渴望成为一名教师。

desire v. 希望;要求;渴望

We all desire happiness and health.

我们都渴望幸福和健康。

反义词 antonym

disappoint v. 使失望;挫败

How can you disappoint the children?.

你怎么忍心让孩子们失望呢？

despair v. 绝望;

At last, He despair of beating his enemy.

最后,他对打败敌人绝望了。

词性变化 word-activity

yearning n. 向往,思念

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

他对她非常思念,以至他每晚都给她打电话. 

学习测试---examination

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

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