yearned to be 都有什么意思？

yearned to be是渴望成为的意思

渴望成为...

渴望成为

渴望成为……

yearned to be 盼望能

She yearned to be free of that.
她盼望能摆脱它。

The ship moved ever so slowly, while homesickness welled up in everyone's heart and yearned for release. Then suddenly from heaven knows where appeared two sets of mahjong, the Chinese national pastime, said to be popular in America as well.
船走得这样慢，大家一片乡心，正愁无处寄托，不知哪里忽来了两副麻将牌。 麻将当然是国技，又听说在美国风行；

The ship moved ever so slowly, while homesickness welled up in everyone's heart and yearned for release.Then suddenly from heaven knows where appeared two sets of mahjong, the Chinese national pastime, said to be popular in America as well.
船走得这样慢，大家一片乡心，正愁无处寄托，不知哪里忽来了两副麻将牌。麻将当然是国技，又听说在美国风行；

Then her conscience reproached her, and she yearned to say something kind and loving; but she judged that this would be construed into a confession that she had been in the wrong, and discipline forbade that.
然后她