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nostalgia

/nɒˈstaldʒə/ /nɑˈstældʒə/

Meanings
noun

乡愁，怀旧，思乡。

A longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.

Examples :

"The old photograph sparked a wave of nostalgia for her childhood home. "
这张旧照片唤起了她对童年故居的深深乡愁。
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Related Words

Illustration photograph

photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

照片，相片。

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

这张班级照片显示了大家在学校旅行中都笑容满面。

Illustration sparked

sparked verb

/spɑːrkt/ /spɑːrkt/

引发，激发。

"The loud noise outside sparked the baby's crying. "

外面的巨响引发了婴儿的哭闹。

Illustration homesickness

homesickness noun

/ˈhoʊmˌsɪknəs/

想家，思乡。

"The student's homesickness was overwhelming during her first week at boarding school. "

开学第一周，这个学生对家的思念简直难以承受。

Illustration reminiscence

reminiscence noun

/ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns/ /ˌrɛmɪˈnɪzəns/

回忆，追忆，怀旧。

"My grandmother's reminiscence about her childhood on the farm always brought a smile to her face. "

奶奶回忆起她在农场度过的童年时光，总是让她脸上洋溢着笑容。

Illustration childhood

childhood noun

/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

童年, 幼年时期

"Her childhood memories of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings were happy and vivid. "

她童年时和兄弟姐妹们玩捉迷藏的记忆，既快乐又鲜明。

Illustration bittersweet

bittersweet noun

/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/

苦甜菜

"The bittersweet plant grew along the fence behind the school. "

苦甜菜植物沿着学校后面的篱笆生长。

Illustration carefree

carefree adjective

/ˈkɛəfɹiː/ /kɛɹˈfɹi/

无忧无虑， 自由自在。

"He left his cell phone behind and enjoyed a carefree summer day at the beach."

他把手机丢在了一边，在海滩上无忧无虑地享受了一个夏日。

Illustration longing

longing verb

/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

做多，持有多头头寸.

"To illustrate the verb meaning of "longing", the sentence is: "He longed for a promotion at work, hoping to increase his income." "

他渴望在工作中得到晋升，希望增加收入。(This translation focuses on the common meaning of "longing" as a strong desire and doesn't illustrate the financial "long".)

Illustration familiar

familiar noun

/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/

使魔, 守护精灵

"The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

女巫的使魔是一只黑猫。

Illustration schoolhouse

schoolhouse noun

/ˈskuːlhaʊs/ /ˈskuːlˌhaʊs/

校舍，学校。

"The children walked to the small, red schoolhouse at the end of the lane every morning. "

每天早上，孩子们都走到小路尽头那栋红色的小校舍去上学。

Illustration surroundings

surroundings noun

/səˈɹaʊndɪŋz/

周围，环境

"The school's peaceful surroundings made it a great place to study. "

学校周围环境清幽，是读书的好地方。

Illustration yearning

yearning verb

/ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈjɝnɪŋ/

渴望，向往

"All I yearn for is a simple life."

我渴望的不过是简单的生活。