pining

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR A pine tree or a pine is a tall tree that has very thin, sharp leaves called needles and a fresh smell. Pine trees have leaves all year round. 松樹(shù)
...high mountains covered in pine trees. …長(zhǎng)滿松樹(shù)的高山。
2. N-UNCOUNT Pine is the wood of this tree. 松木
...a big pine table. …一張大松木桌子。
3. V-I If you pine for someone who has died or gone away, you want them to be with you very much and feel sad because they are not there. 苦苦思唸
She'd be sitting at home pining for her lost husband. 她會(huì)一直坐在家裡苦苦思唸著她死去的丈夫。
4. V-I If you pine for something, you want it very much, especially when it is unlikely that you will be able to have it. 渴望 (尤指不可能得到的東西)
I pine for the countryside. 我渴望鄕下的生活。