long for
collocation渴望，盼望
She longed for a quiet life in the countryside.
她渴望在乡下过宁静的生活。
渴望；盼望
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渴望；盼望
to desire something strongly or persistently; to await or aspire to something
She longs for her hometown during the holiday season.
她在假期期间渴望回到家乡。
常与 for 连用，如 long for
做多
To take a long position in.
渴望,期盼(某事发生或成真)
To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
强烈或持久地渴望
desire strongly or persistently
long
Base
原形
longs
3rd person
第三人称单数
longing
-ing
现在分词
longed
Past
过去式
longed
Past participle
过去分词
She longs for peace.
她渴望和平。
He longed to see his family.
他渴望见到家人。
They have longed for this moment.
他们一直渴望这一刻。
long for sth: 渴望某物
He longed to see his family again after years abroad.
在国外多年后，他渴望再次见到家人。
They are longing for a break from the intense work schedule.
他们渴望从紧张的工作安排中休息一下。
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渴望，盼望
She longed for a quiet life in the countryside.
她渴望在乡下过宁静的生活。
渴望做某事
He longed to see his family again.
他渴望再次见到家人。
盼望那一天
They longed for the day when peace would return.
他们盼望和平回归的那一天。
渴望回去
After years abroad, she longed to return home.
在国外多年后，她渴望回到家乡。
思念家乡
The soldier longed for home.
那名士兵思念家乡。
渴望逃离
He longed to escape the noisy city.
他渴望逃离喧嚣的城市。
我一生都在渴望着你。
After years apart, she still longed for his return.
分离多年后，她仍然渴望他回来。
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动词 long 是“渴望”：心里盼着某件事，总觉得等待的时间特别长，所以 long(长) 变成了 longing(渴望)。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary/formal writing、financial market reports 作动词表示“渴望、盼望”时（long for/to do）通常见于正式或文学语境；在金融语境中表示“做多、持有多头头寸”时属于专业术语。日常口语中更常用 want 或 desire。
通常后接介词for或不定式to，不用于被动语态
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