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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。
渴望；向往
longings — plural of longing
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渴望；向往
a deep, earnest, somewhat melancholic desire for something or someone
She has a longing for her hometown.
她渴望回到家乡。
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.
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.
She felt a sudden longing to return to the small town where she grew up.
她突然感到一种渴望，想回到自己长大的小镇。
His longing for peace grew stronger after years of working in the noisy city.
在嘈杂的城市工作多年后，他对平静生活的渴望变得更加强烈。
The old letters filled her with a quiet longing for the friends she had lost touch with.
那些旧信让她心中充满了一种淡淡的渴望，想念那些失去联系的朋友。
表示对某事物的渴望。
She has a longing for her hometown.
她渴望回到家乡。
表示做某事的强烈愿望。
He felt a longing to travel around the world.
他渴望环游世界。
搭配feel表示感受到渴望。
I feel a deep longing for peace.
我深感对和平的渴望。
Not this
I longing for you.
Use this
I have a longing for you.
Longing 是名词，不能单独作谓语。要表达渴望，需使用动词 long 或名词结构 have a longing。此处用 have a longing 更符合名词用法。
Not this
I have longing for you.
Use this
I have a longing for you.
Longing 作为可数名词时，前面通常需要冠词 a，中文学习者容易受母语影响而遗漏冠词。
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对…的渴望
He had a longing for adventure.
他渴望冒险。
深深的渴望
She felt a deep longing for her homeland.
她深深渴望回到家乡。
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。
渴望的眼神
She gave him a longing look.
她给了他一个渴望的眼神。
渴望的感觉
The feeling of longing overwhelmed her.
渴望之情淹没了他。
满怀渴望地
He looked at the photo with longing.
他满怀渴望地看着照片。
渴望的目光
She gave a longing look at the chocolate cake.
她渴望地看了一眼巧克力蛋糕。
渴望的叹息
He let out a longing sigh as he watched the train depart.
他看着火车离去，发出了一声渴望的叹息。
思乡之情
After months abroad, she felt a deep longing for home.
在国外数月后，她感到深深的思乡之情。
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记忆：long（长久）+ ing，长久持续的渴望。
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。
常用作可数名词，后接介词for表示渴望的对象
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