Word · Frequency #26224
longingly
/ˈlɒŋɪŋlɪ/
adverb
渴望地；向往地
核心释义
in a way that shows strong desire or yearning
- 1.
渴望地,向往地。
In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.
渴望地,向往地。；渴望地；切望地
用法In use
She looked longingly at the chocolate cake in the shop window.
用法提示：longingly 是副词，修饰 looked，表示带着渴望的神情。
After months abroad, he thought longingly of his mother's cooking.
用法提示：longingly 修饰 thought，表示向往地、渴望地。
The dog watched longingly as we ate our dinner.
用法提示：longingly 是副词，修饰 watched，表示眼巴巴地、渴望地。
look longingly at sth/sb
She looked longingly at the chocolate cake.
她渴望地看着巧克力蛋糕。
sigh longingly
He sighed longingly as he watched the train leave.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- look longingly at
- 渴望地看着
- She looked longingly at the last piece of cake.她渴望地看着最后一块蛋糕。
- gaze longingly
- 向往地凝视
- He gazed longingly out the window at the passing train.他向往地凝视窗外驶过的火车。
- sigh longingly
- 渴望地叹息
- She sighed longingly when she thought of her hometown.她想起家乡时渴望地叹了口气。
- think longingly of
- 渴望地想到
- On cold winter nights, he thought longingly of the tropics.在寒冷的冬夜，他渴望地想到热带地区。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
long既指“长”也指“渴望”：把渴望拉长，伸长脖子地——就是“渴望地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary writing、personal expression of desire longingly 常表示‘渴望地、向往地’，多用于书面或文学性描写，如眼神、语气中的强烈渴求；口语中也能用，但听起来较有情感色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都带有后缀 -ingly，发音均为 /ɪŋli/，因此词尾听感相同。但它们的重读音节元音不同（如 longingly 的 /ɒ/ 与 lovingly 的 /ʌ/），所以不是严格意义上的完美韵律。注意不要将 longingly 与 rare 词 longly 或 lonley /ˈləʊnli/ 混淆，后者拼写和发音都不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.