| 单词 | yearned-for |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyearned-for 1. Strongly desired, longed-for. Originally and chiefly in yearned-for. ΘΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > [adjective] > longed for longed1572 thirsted?1611 suspireda1639 yearned1797 1797 F. G. Waldron Virgin Queen i. iii. 18 Now shall I see the wond'rous, yearn'd-for place, Where many Prospers, and Mirandas dwell. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 30 Oct. 10/1 The yearned-for visitor. 1906 W. A. Ellis tr. R. Wagner in Life R. Wagner V. vi. 300 How to project into this terrible world a God who shall turn..the yearned redemption to a tangible reality. 1959 I. Gershwin Lyrics on Several Occasions 9 I notice that in her yearned-for requirements the vocalist mentions merely desired height: ‘'bout five foot six or seven’. 2002 N. Valis Culture of Cursilería iii. 121 The expression of yearned-for new identities. 2008 P. Villar-Argaiz Poetry of E. Boland v. 164 After school the girl goes to her house, an apparently Irish homely setting, where she might find a yearned ‘authenticity’. < as lemmas |
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