Word · Frequency #8159
longing
渴望；向往
核心释义
a deep, earnest, somewhat melancholic desire for something or someone
- 1.
一种诚挚而深沉、不甚热烈但带忧郁的渴望。
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
- 2.
预期价值上涨而买入金融工具的行为。
The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.
做多；看涨买入；一种诚挚而深沉、不甚热烈但带忧郁的渴望。；预期价值上涨而买入金融工具的行为。；渴望；热望
用法In use
She felt a sudden longing to return to the small town where she grew up.
用法提示：这里的 longing 是名词，表示一种深切的渴望或向往。
His longing for peace grew stronger after years of working in the noisy city.
用法提示：这里的 longing 是名词，后接 for 短语，表达对某事物的深切向往。
The old letters filled her with a quiet longing for the friends she had lost touch with.
用法提示：这里的 longing 是名词，用来描述一种带有忧郁色彩的深切思念。
have a longing for sth
表示对某事物的渴望。
She has a longing for her hometown.
她渴望回到家乡。
a longing to do sth
表示做某事的强烈愿望。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a longing for
- 对…的渴望
- He had a longing for adventure.他渴望冒险。
- deep longing
- 深深的渴望
- She felt a deep longing for her homeland.她深深渴望回到家乡。
- intense longing
- 强烈的渴望
- His intense longing for success drove him.他对成功的强烈渴望驱使着他。
- longing look
- 渴望的眼神
- She gave him a longing look.她给了他一个渴望的眼神。
- feeling of longing
- 渴望的感觉
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：long（长久）+ ing，长久持续的渴望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：感情、文学、思念 longing 多用于正式或文学语境，表达深切的渴望或思念，在日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作可数名词，后接介词for表示渴望的对象
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with 'longing' (/'lɒŋɪŋ/) as they share the stressed vowel /ɒ/ and the coda /ŋɪŋ/. However, common -ing words like 'going' (/ˈɡəʊɪŋ/) or 'singing' (/ˈsɪŋɪŋ/) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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