yearn
v [I, Ipr, It]
~ (for sb/sth) desire strongly or with compassion or tenderness; be filled with longing 渴望; 怜悯; 思念; 留恋; 盼望
a yearning desire 如饥似渴的欲望
He yearned for his home and family. 他怀念故国家园.
She yearned to return to her native country. 她巴不得能回国.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
Von Frisch wanted to find out whether the dance told them how far away the feeding place was.