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.
Together we repeated and repeated words and sentences.
我们一道反反复复地说词语和句子。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.