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

• 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。
• The deep longing for freedom and dignity will not go away.
  对自由和尊严的深切渴求不会消失。
• You can rest for three or four months and then the longing for work will return and you will be right back in harness.
  你可以休息三四个月，然后又会开始渴望工作，并能很快回到正常的工作状态。
• I'm longing to meet her
  我渴望见到她。
• I had forgotten how powerful this longing for chocolate could be.
  我忘了这种对巧克力的渴望是多么的强烈。
• He has beautifully voiced this longing in one of his poems.
  他在一首诗里美妙地表达了这种热望。
• Your face is full of longing.
  你的脸充满了渴望。
• I had a longing for a homeland for my soul.
  我渴望着我心灵上的归宿。
• Can you trust this longing?
  你能信赖这渴望吗？
• 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。