measuring a large, or larger than average, amount from one end to the other
covering a certain distance from one end to the other or a certain time
for a long time
at a long time
interval, after a period of time
desire;wish;want sth very much
"a long life"
"a long boring speech"
"a long time"
"a long friendship"
"a long game"
"long ago"
"an hour long"
"a long road"
"a long distance"
"contained many long words"
"ten miles long"
"a race of long gaunt men"
"looked out the long French windows"
"a retentive mind"
"tenacious memory"
"is long on coffee"
"a long position in gold"
"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
"long odds"
"large goals that required farsighted policies"
"took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
"long on brains"
"in long supply"
"a promotion long overdue"
"something long hoped for"
"his name has long been forgotten"
"talked all night long"
"how long will you be gone?"
"arrived long before he was expected"
"it is long after your bedtime"
She could not have come a very long distance.
出自: T. Hardy
Annette walked quickly, taking long strides.
出自: I. Murdoch
She has long brown hair hanging down her back.
出自: E. Caldwell
The long stretch of Government Road.
出自: W. Boyd
She longed to have her ambitions aroused.
出自: E. L. Doctorow
He longed for him to be taken into care.
出自: M. Amis
'Have you known her long?' I asked...'Since she was a child.'
出自: J. Buchan
A series of..kindly housekeepers (none of whom stayed very long).
出自: J. Mitchell
He..would long remember their talk.
出自: D. Prater
I don't know how much longer I'll..keep on that job.
出自: N. Gordimer
他非常想念他母亲。
He has been longing for her ever since she left.
自她走后,他一直在想念她。
You seem to be longing for me in saying something.
好像你很想听我说些什么。
There is no one but longs for success.
没有人不希望成功。
She is longing for home.
她渴望回家。
The children are longing for the holidays.
孩子们渴望假日的到来。
I'm longing for an icy cold beer. Aren't you?
我很想来一瓶冰镇啤酒,你不想也来一瓶吗?
It has rained for five days in succession, so we are longing for some sunshine.
已连续下了五天的雨,因此,我们渴望着出太阳。
I long for the day when my dreams can come true.
我渴望有一天能够梦想成真。
I long for the time when I don't have to work as hard as this.
我渴望能不像现在这样劳累。
So this is what you've been longing for.
哦,这就是你一直所渴求的东西。
A swift change is longed for, but unlikely.
人们期盼着更快的变化,但不太可能。 long for sb to-v
I long for him to write me often.
我盼他常给我写信。
I'm longing for him to arrive.
我迫切希望他来。
She longed for her husband to say something.
她渴望她的丈夫能说些什么。
He longs for her to come back to him.
他热切希望她回到他身边。