longing

英 [ˈlɒŋɪŋ]

美 [ˈlɔːŋɪŋ]

n.  (对…的)渴望，热望
adj.  渴望的; 热望的; 表示渴望的
v.  (尤指对看似不会很快发生的事)渴望
long的现在分词

现在分词：longing　复数：longings　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8159 / COCA.8143

牛津词典

noun

• （对…的）渴望，热望
  a strong feeling of wanting sth/sb
  1. a longing for home
     对故乡的思念
  2. She was filled with longing to hear his voice again.
     她热切希望再听到他的声音。
  3. romantic longings
     对爱情的渴望
  4. His voice was husky with longing (= sexual desire) .
     他因欲火攻心而声音嘶哑。

adj.

• 渴望的；热望的；表示渴望的
  feeling or showing that you want sth very much
  1. He gave a longing look at the ice cream.
     他看了看那冰激凌，显出很想吃的样子。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 渴望；热望；憧憬
  If you feellongingor alonging forsomething, you have a rather sad feeling because you want it very much.
  1. He felt a longing for the familiar...
     他渴望找到知交。
  2. Imelda spoke of her longing to return home...
     伊美尔达说她期望能够回家。
  3. I was overwhelmed with longing for those innocent days of early childhood.
     我内心充满着对纯真的童年时光的怀念。

英英释义

noun

• prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  Synonym:yearninghungriness

双语例句

• He felt a longing for the familiar
  他渴望找到知交。
• Most old overseas Chinese keep in the depths of their souls a longing for their motherland.
  多数老华侨深深怀念祖国。
• He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past
  他一心渴望回到从前。
• The salariat class are longing for a rational return in the commercial housing price.
  工薪阶层都盼望高房价能合理归位。
• Imelda spoke of her longing to return home
  伊美尔达说她期望能够回家。
• Longing for the sea, is a seasonal symptom, and can't be restrained.
  对海洋的挚念，似乎是一种无可抑止的季节性疾病。
• When looking up at the starry sky, we are full of longing and yearning for the vast universe.
  在仰望星空的时候，对茫茫宇宙充满了无限的憧憬和向往。
• Studies on the full of passion and longing, hope and love and ideals common people became friends.
  对所学专业充满了激情和憧憬，希望和有共同爱好和理想的人结为好友。
• I had a longing for a homeland for my soul.
  我渴望着我心灵上的归宿。
• Wonder when will my longing for you rest?
  想知道我对你的渴望何时了？