Many young astronomers yearn for the chance to observe a distant supernova through a powerful telescope, a rare and fleeting opportunity.
许多年轻的天文学家渴望有机会通过强大的望远镜观察遥远的超新星，这是一个罕见而短暂的机会。
Which choice best defines “yearn”?
A — To have a strong desire or longing for something. “yearn” means to have a strong desire or longing for something.
Which word means “to have a strong desire or longing for something”?
C — yearn. “yearn” means to have a strong desire or longing for something.
yearn — to have a strong desire or longing for something. In Chinese: v. 渴望，向往.
yearn is pronounced /jɜːrn/.
Many young astronomers yearn for the chance to observe a distant supernova through a powerful telescope, a rare and fleeting opportunity. (许多年轻的天文学家渴望有机会通过强大的望远镜观察遥远的超新星，这是一个罕见而短暂的机会。)
long, crave, desire — all close in meaning to yearn (to have a strong desire or longing for something).
dread, disdain — each the opposite of yearn (to have a strong desire or longing for something).
Yes. yearn is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
yearn (years, longing for something for a long time).