yearn /jxn; jn/ vi [VP3A, 4A] ~ (for sth/to do sth), long for with tender feeling, affection, etc: 渴望; 思念; 懷念; IS 往： He ~ed for a sight of the old, familiar faces. 他渴望一見(jiàn)那些熟悉的老面孔。 He ~ed to return to his native land. 他渴望返回故鄉(xiāng)。 ~ing n strong desire; tender longing. 渴望; 思念。 ~ingly adv