longing

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n. 渴望, 热望, 憧憬 a. 渴望的, 热望的

发音

UK /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
US /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
/lɑŋɪŋ/

词形变化

longings 复数 longings more longing 比较级 most longing 最高级

别名

longin'

教材释义与例句

名词

渴望，热望；憧憬

动词

渴望（long的ing形式）

形容词

渴望的，极想得到的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

    渴望

  2. 2.

    The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of long

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

yearning hungriness

上位词 1

desire

下位词 9

yen nostalgia pining discontent hankering discontentment discontentedness wishfulness wistfulness

相关短语

long for 渴望 longing mark longing marks longing for longing off long off n. 远左外场员(位置)

词源

From Middle English longinge, langynge, from Old English longung, langung (“longing, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langungō, gerund of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (gerund ending).

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