Word · Frequency #217
longs
渴望；盼望
longs is the third person singular of long.
核心释义
常与 for 连用，如 long for
to desire something strongly or persistently; to await or aspire to something
- 1.
做多
To take a long position in.
- 2.
渴望,期盼(某事发生或成真)
To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
- 3.
强烈或持久地渴望
desire strongly or persistently
做多；持有多头头寸；做多；渴望,期盼(某事发生或成真)；强烈或持久地渴望；渴望
用法In use
She longs for her hometown during the holiday season.
用法提示：动词long用于第三人称单数，表示强烈希望，常与介词for搭配。
He longed to see his family again after years abroad.
用法提示：动词long的过去式，后接不定式表示渴望做某事。
They are longing for a break from the intense work schedule.
用法提示：现在进行时表示当前持续的渴望，long与for搭配。
long for sth
long for 后接名词或代词，表示渴望得到某物。
She longs for a chance to travel.
她渴望有机会旅行。
long to do sth
long to do sth 后接动词不定式，表示渴望做某事。
He longed to see his family again.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- long for
- 渴望，盼望
- She longed for a quiet life in the countryside.她渴望在乡下过宁静的生活。
- long to do something
- 渴望做某事
- He longed to see his family again.他渴望再次见到家人。
- long for the day
- 盼望那一天
- They longed for the day when peace would return.他们盼望和平回归的那一天。
- long to return
- 渴望回去
- After years abroad, she longed to return home.在国外多年后，她渴望回到家乡。
- long for home
- 思念家乡
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
动词 long 是“渴望”：心里盼着某件事，总觉得等待的时间特别长，所以 long(长) 变成了 longing(渴望)。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary/formal writing、financial market reports 作动词表示“渴望、盼望”时（long for/to do）通常见于正式或文学语境；在金融语境中表示“做多、持有多头头寸”时属于专业术语。日常口语中更常用 want 或 desire。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常后接介词for或不定式to，不用于被动语态
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：song /sɔŋ/, strong /strɔŋ/, wrong /rɔŋ/, along /əˈlɔŋ/, belong /bɪˈlɔŋ/ 均与 long /lɔŋ/ 押韵，末尾都是 -ong /ɔŋ/（美式发音）。注意 among /əˈmʌŋ/ 拼写同样以 -ong 结尾，但发音不同，不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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