a strong and emotional desire synonym longing渴望;向往 - yearning (for somebody/something)
a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往 - yearning to do something
She had no great yearning to go back. 她并不十分想回去。
Extra ExamplesHe looked at her with yearning. 他渴慕地看着她。 I found myself yearning for the end to come. 我发现自己渴望着末日的到来。 They had a deep yearning for their homeland. 他们深深地怀念着祖国。 He repressed his yearnings for a quiet life. 他克制住了对宁静生活的向往。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- desperate
- great
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- feel
- have
- find yourself
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- with (a) yearning
- yearning after
- yearning for
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- yearning (for somebody/something)