a strong feeling of wanting something/somebody (对…的)渴望,热望 - longing (for somebody/something)
a longing for home 对故乡的思念 - longing (to do something)
She was filled with longing to hear his voice again. 她热切希望再听到他的声音。 He was filled with romantic longings. 他充满了对爱情的渴望。 His voice was husky with longing (= sexual desire). 他因欲火攻心而声音嘶哑。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2She had a desperate longing to go back. 她热切渴望着回去。 a wistful longing for the past 对往昔岁月的怀念 his intense longing for privacy 他对独处的强烈渴望 human longing for truth and meaning 人类对真理和人生意义的渴望
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- desperate
- great
- …
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
- longing for
- longing (for somebody/something)