因渴望得到…而瘦弱〔憔悴〕 grow weak and unhappy with a desire for (sth/sb)
pine for sb/sth
She sat in the house day after day, pining for her lover.
她整天坐在房屋里,思念着自己的情人。
The boy pined for nothing else but a toy horse.
这个小男孩渴望得到玩具马,别的什么都不要。
They are pining for home.
他们思念着家乡。
They still pined for their lost wealth.
他们仍然念念不忘他们失去的财富。
He had been pining for a moment like this.
他一直渴望有这样的时刻。
It was no good pining for what we have not got; we must make the most of what we have.
苦思我们没有的东西毫无用处,我们必须充分利用我们已有的东西。