Word · Frequency #8159
longings
渴望；向往
longings is the plural of longing.
a deep, earnest, somewhat melancholic desire for something or someone
- 1.
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
一种诚挚而深沉、不甚热烈但带忧郁的渴望。
- 2.
The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.
预期价值上涨而买入金融工具的行为。
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
In use
She felt a sudden longing to return to the small town where she grew up.
His longing for peace grew stronger after years of working in the noisy city.
The old letters filled her with a quiet longing for the friends she had lost touch with.
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。
He felt a longing to travel around the world.
他渴望环游世界。
feel a longing
搭配feel表示感受到渴望。
Connections
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
- The feeling of longing overwhelmed her.渴望之情淹没了他。
- with longing
- 满怀渴望地
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：long（长久）+ ing，长久持续的渴望。
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。
Grammar Note
常用作可数名词，后接介词for表示渴望的对象
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.
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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