Mong mỏi, ao ước, khao khát, nóng lòng

to yearn for (after) something

mong mỏi khao khát cái gì

to yearn to do something

nóng lòng muốn làm việc gì

Thương mến; thương cảm, thương hại

to yearn to (towards) someone

thương hại người nào

khao khát

V.

Long, pine, ache, hanker, itch, hunger, thirst, crave, havea craving, desire, wish, want, fancy, prefer: I yearn to seethe green-clad hills of home once more, Before my vessel bearsme from this mortal shore.

V.intr.

(usu. foll. by for, after, or to + infin.) have astrong emotional longing.

(usu. foll. by to, towards) befilled with compassion or tenderness.

Yearner n. yearning n.& adj. yearningly adv. [OE giernan f. a Gmc root meaning'eager']