longing

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++long·ing /ˈlɒŋɪŋ $ ˈlɒːŋɪŋ/ noun [singular, uncountable]  WANTa strong feeling of wanting something or someone 渴望，盼望 She looked back with longing on the good old days. 她回首往事，怀念着过去的美好时光。longing for His heart was filled with longing for Cynthia. 他心中对辛西娅充满渴望。longing to She felt a longing to throw herself into his arms. 她有一种扑入他怀抱的渴望。

Examples from the Corpus

longing• She had a sudden desperate longing to relive last night - at least, the part up until when they had said goodnight.• The piece lacks the desperate longing of the composer's other works.• Gentle longings, spoken in such plain and honest words, must not be permitted to remain unanswered.• Weasel, whipped in a taut ball of his longing licked Hilde's obstinate body with yellow gazes.• Surely, there is nothing unusual about our own inchoate longings.• Other people can not fill the inner longing for recognition that is sought.• She could have wept for the agony of raw longing that burned through her.• But men can come to terms with their suppressed longings.• For a moment, she ached with longing - then, just as suddenly, revolted against them.longing for• a longing for home

long·ing nounChineseSyllable  

of feeling wanting or a strong Corpus something

longing

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long‧ing /ˈlɒŋɪŋ $ ˈlɒːŋɪŋ/ noun [singular, uncountable]
a strong feeling of wanting something or someone:
    She looked back with longing on the good old days.
    longing for
    His heart was filled with longing for Cynthia.
    longing to
    She felt a longing to throw herself into his arms.

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See main entry: longingly