單字講座 75：desire (n) (v) / long (v) / yearn (v) / crave (v)

連日高溫爆擊全台。艷陽下，人都曬融了。不難理解室外工作者對「高溫假」和「高溫津貼」的強烈渴望！話說有哪些字可表達「渴望」之意呢？下方說分明。






▍desire (v) 渴望 / 想要；desire N = long for N = yearn for N = crave for N
(n) 渴望；desire for N = longing for N = yearning for N = craving for N

▶ 例 1：我想要跟我男友分手，因為我們老是吵架。
I desire to break up with my boyfriend due to our constant arguments.
= I long for breaking up with my boyfriend due to our constant arguments.

▶ 例 2：和憂鬱症搏鬥的他，他逐漸失去對生活（命）的渴望。
Struggling with depression, he gradually loses his desire to live.
= Struggling with depression, he gradually loses his desire for life. (= longing for life = yearning for life = craving for life)