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.
If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你愿意我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数,我仍然要拿我应得的那一磅肉。
When he woke up, his hands and feet had already been tied together.
当他醒过来的时候,他的手脚已经被捆起来了。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.