Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pines, present participle pining, past tense, past participle pined
1N-VAR 松树 A pine tree or a pine is a tall tree which has very thin, sharp leaves and a fresh smell. Pine trees have leaves all year round. 松树
...high mountains covered in pine trees.
长满松树的高山
Pine is the wood of this tree.松木
...a big pine table.
一张大松木桌子
2VERB (因死亡或离别而)怀念,苦苦思念,为…难过 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. (因死亡或离别而)怀念,苦苦思念,为…难过
She'd be sitting at home pining for her lost husband. [VERB + for]
她会坐在家里,思念死去的丈夫。
Make sure your pet won't pine while you're away. [VERB]
要确保不在家时宠物不会想你。
3VERB 渴望,苦苦盼望(尤指不大可能拥有的东西) 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,苦苦盼望(尤指不大可能拥有的东西)
I pine for the countryside. [VERB + for]
我渴望乡间的生活。
...the democracy they have pined for since 1939. [VERBfor noun]