| 词组 | ache for |
| 释义 | Idiom ache forache for (someone/something) to feel desire or regret about someone or something.I ache for home, the smell of bread baking, rain hitting the porch roof — even the smell of the hen house.We ache for the victims of war who have lost family, friends, and their homes. Phr V ache for aches, aching, ached ache for sb/sth to want someone or something very muchHe lay awake, his whole body aching for sleep.After only two weeks apart she was aching for him. ache for sth to want something very much, and feel very unhappy that you cannot have it: It had been a hard day, and I was aching for a good night's sleep. Suddenly his heart ached for the sight of his native country.■ SIMILAR TO: long for ache for sb if you ache for someone you love, you feel very unhappy because you cannot be with them: He ached for her, and longed to be back in her arms.■ SIMILAR TO: long for ache for (someone or something)1. To feel a strong desire for someone or something. She ached for the companionship of her husband when he was deployed overseas. 2. To feel sadness and/or empathy for someone. I ache for those little children who just lost their parents in a car accident. ache for someone or somethingand hurt for someone or somethingFig. to desire someone or something very much. (So much that it "hurts.") Jim ached for the sight of Mary, whom he loved deeply. |
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