Word · Frequency #26224
longingly
渴望地；向往地
in a way that shows strong desire or yearning
- 1.
In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.
渴望地,向往地。
渴望地,向往地。；渴望地；切望地
In use
She looked longingly at the chocolate cake in the shop window.
After months abroad, he thought longingly of his mother's cooking.
The dog watched longingly as we ate our dinner.
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.
他看着火车离去，渴望地叹了口气。
longingly remember sth
longingly 常与表示欲望或怀念的动词连用，如 gaze、think、remember。
They longingly remembered their summer holidays.
他们向往地回忆起暑假的时光。
Common mistakes
She gave him a longingly smile.She gave him a longing smile.
longingly 是副词，不能修饰名词 smile；应改用形容词 longing 来修饰名词。
She longingly for her old friend.She longed for her old friend.
longingly 是副词，不能单独充当谓语动词；表示“渴望、思念”应使用动词 long for，这里用过去式 longed。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- yearningly
- 带着强烈的渴望；向往地 · 与 longingly 几乎同义，但 yearn 更强调内心深处的渴求，多用于书面或文学语境，日常口语中较少见。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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.