She had no great yearning to go back.
她并不十分想回去。
She yearned to escape from her office job.
她一心想着躲避办公室里的工作。
If you do yearn for chocolate, try a carob bar instead.
你要是非常想吃巧克力，那就嚼根角豆条解馋吧。
He always had a yearning to be a schoolteacher.
他一直渴望当老师。
I yearned to be a movie actor.
我曾渴望成为一名电影演员。