longing
['lɔŋiŋ]
n. 渴望, 憧憬
adj. 渴望的
例句与用法:
The children are longing for the holidays.
孩子们盼望放假。
Nothing could quench her longing to return home again.
她重返家园的念头怎么也打消不掉。
I am really longing for him to say something tender to me.
我确实渴望他对我讲此温柔的话。
I'm really longing to return home.
我确实渴望回家。
Having or expressing a wish or longing.
渴望的,急切希望的有或表达希望或渴望的
The lonely child is longing for the caress of his mother.
这个孤独的孩子渴望母亲的爱抚。
词形变化:
副词: longingly |
n.
渴望, 热望[U][C][(+for)][+to-v]
a longing for knowledge
对知识的渴求
a.
渴望的, 极想得到的[B]
with longing eyes
带着渴望的目光
longing
名词复数:longings
词形变化:
副词: longingly |
词义辨析:
同义参见:
desirous
yearning
wistful
weakness
thirst
ambition
greedy
aspiring
longing['lɔŋiŋ; 'lɔ:ŋ-]n.1.■渴望,热望,切望(常与 for连用)adj.1.■(显示)渴望的,热望的
longinglonging[ˈlɔŋiŋ]n.1.■渴望, 热望(for)longing for home思乡
词性变化longing[ˈlɔŋiŋ]adj.1.■渴望的
继承用法longinglyadv.
noun
- a yearning desire
渴望
Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days.
米兰达十分渴望那过去的日子。
[with infinitive]a longing to be free.
对自由的渴望。
[mass noun]its tale of love and longing.
它那关于爱情和渴望的传说。
- [attrib.]having or showing such desire
渴望的,热切的
her longing eyes.
她渴望的双眸。
longingly
adverb
longing
名词 longing:
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
同义词:yearning, hungriness
动词 long:
desire strongly or persistently
longing
■I had a long chat with her (about her job).
(关於她的工作)我和她聊了很久。
■A good typist can finish typing the long article in a short while.
一位好打字员可在短短时间内完成这一长长的文章。
■A long line of car is unable to pass that road hog.
一长串的车子无法超越那个挡道的汽车驾驶。
■It's a long hard slog up the mountain.
上山的这段路很难走。
■Before long this arrangement began to pay big dividends.
不久,这项安排就开始带来很大的好处。
■Hard training will fit them to run long distances.
严格的训练将使他们能跑长距离。
■After a long battle the pirate captain struck his flag.
久战之后,海盗船长降旗投降。
■The long drought famished many people.
久旱使很多人陷入饥饿。
■How long will it take to go there by ship?
乘船到那里去要花多长时间?
■It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
也许要花很长时间才能找到解决这个问题的办法。
■Nothing engages his attention for long.
什麽事都无法使他长时间精神集中。
■From Beijing to Guangzhou is a long journey.
从北京到广州是一个较长的旅程。
■I haven't set eyes on her for a long time.
从那以后,我再也没见过她。
■He carried on working long into the night.
他一直工作到深夜。
■He's given to going for long walks on his own.
他习惯於独自散步走很长的路。
■They've been dating for a long time.
他们一直频频约会。
■How they long to get a sight of their native land!
他们多么渴望看一看故乡啊!
■Their long struggle finally culminated in success.
他们的长期斗争终于取得了胜利。
■They caught the puppy after a long chase.
他们追了很久才把小狗逮住。
■He ran up and jumped a long distance.
他助跑,然后起跳,跳的很远。
■He delivered a long prose full of platitudes.
他发表了一篇充满陈词滥调的文章。
■He did a long stretch for attempted murder.
他因谋杀未遂罪坐了很长时间的牢。
■He was enfeebled by a long illness.
他因长期患病而虚弱无力。
■His long illness had pulled him down.
他因长期患病身体很虚弱。
■He has a long head on many matters.
他在许多事情上极有远见。
■He is bored with your long speech.
他对你的长篇演说感到厌烦。
■He went into a long explanation of the affair.
他对那件事长篇大论地解释起来。
■He has settled here for a long span of time.
他已经在这儿定居很长一段时间了。
■How long does it take him to drive to work?
他开车去上班要用多长时间?
■He thinks the world cares little whether a man is a churchman, so long as he is good and true.
他想只要一个人慈善忠厚,谁也不会介意他是否是个教徒。
■He roped up the long sticks as a weapon.
他把长棍用绳子捆在一起当武器用。
■He was moaning (away) all night long.
他整夜不断呻吟。
■His long boring story made me yawn.
他的冗长的故事听得我直打呵欠。
■His word is long enough to run in series.
他的话,长到足以连成一串。
■His long speech was nothing but gas and hot air.
他的长篇大论只是吹牛和空话。
■It took him long time to smooth away perplexities.
他花了好长时间才消除了困惑。
■He is going to make a long journey.
他要作一次长途旅行。
■He used to go for long walks on the moors.
他过去时常在荒野上长时间地散步。
■He works long hours to the detriment of his health.
他长时间的工作,有损健康。
■His long absence from work delayed his promotion.
他长期不上班,把他的提升给耽误了。
■His long absence raised fears about his safety.
他长期不在引起了大家对他的安全的担心。
■He has got afoot after a long sickness.
他长期患病后现在已经可以行走了。
■He foresaw that the job would take a long time.
他预见到做这件工作需要很长时间。
■I always get the fidgets during long meetings.
会议开得长我就坐不住了。
■How long do you intend to stop with the firm?
你打算还为公司工作多久?
■Your article is a bit long for our paper.
你的文章对我们的报纸而言长了一点。
■It was very thoughtless of you to keep her waiting so long.
你让她等那么久也太不体谅人了。
■It won't take long to mend the car.
修理这辆汽车用不了很长时间。
■It took a long while to do the work.
做这个工作花了许多时间。
■I had a long talk with the headmaster about my son.
关于我儿子的问题我与校长谈了很长时间。