adj.(形容词)

1. 长的，长久的，长期的，长时间的，很长
2. 个子高的
3. 冗长的，拖长的
4. ...以上，足足
5. 长音的
6. 似乎比实际时间长的
7. 远的
8. 希望渺茫的

adv.(副词)

1. 长久地，长期地，很久地，久已
2. 始终
3. 遥远地
4. 早
5. 多时
6. 尽可能
7. 只要
8. 既然
9. 由于
10. 就…来说
11. 长时间地
12. 不再，不复
13. 再见

v.(动词)

1. 渴想，极想，热望

n.(名词)

1. 长裤
2. 【语】长音节
3. 长尺寸
4. 朗
5. 长期间，长时间，长时期
6. 【商】看涨的人，买空的人
7. 做多头的人
8. 【语音】长母音，长子音
9. 长信号

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1. 中国姓氏龙、郎、农的音译

abbr.(缩略词)

1. =longitude 经度

adj.(形容词)

1. 长的 measuring a large, or larger than average, amount from one end to the other
2. 长久的 covering a certain distance from one end to the other or a certain time

adv.(副词)

1. 长久地,长期地 for a long time
2. 很久地,久远地 at a long time

n.(名词)

1. [U]长时间,长时期 interval, after a period of time

v.(动词)

1. vi. 渴望;极想 desire;wish;want sth very much

Adjective:

1. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified;

   "a long life"
   "a long boring speech"
   "a long time"
   "a long friendship"
   "a long game"
   "long ago"
   "an hour long"
   

2. primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified;

   "a long road"
   "a long distance"
   "contained many long words"
   "ten miles long"
   

3. of relatively great height;

   "a race of long gaunt men"
   "looked out the long French windows"
   

4. good at remembering;

   "a retentive mind"
   "tenacious memory"
   

5. holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices;

   "is long on coffee"
   "a long position in gold"
   

6. (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration;

   "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
   

7. involving substantial risk;

   "long odds"
   

8. planning prudently for the future;

   "large goals that required farsighted policies"
   "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
   

9. having or being more than normal or necessary:

   "long on brains"
   "in long supply"
   

Adverb:

1. for an extended time or at a distant time;

   "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"
   

2. for an extended distance

Verb:

1. desire strongly or persistently

时间（TIME）

1.长时间的；长久的；长期的
long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time.

e.g. Repairs to the cable did not take toolong...
电缆的维修没有花太长的时间。
e.g. Have you known her parentslong?...
你认识她父母很长时间了吗？

2.（事件或时期）持续时间长的，花长时间的
Along event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time.

e.g. We had along meeting with the attorney general...
我们和检察总长开了一个长会。
e.g. She is planning along holiday in Egypt and America...
她计划去埃及和美国度长假。

3.（多）长（时间）
You uselong to ask or talk about amounts of time.

e.g. Howlong have you lived around here?...
你住在这一带有多长时间了？
e.g. He has been on a diet for aslong as any of his friends can remember...
在朋友的记忆中，他一直都在节食。

4.篇幅长的
Along speech, book, film, or list contains a lot of information or a lot of items and takes a lot of time to listen to, read, watch, or deal with.

e.g. He was making quite along speech...
他的讲话颇为冗长。
e.g. This is along film, three hours and seven minutes.
这部电影较长，有3小时7分钟。

5.超长的；过长的；拖长的
If you describe a period of time or work aslong, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.

e.g. Go to sleep. I've got along day tomorrow...
睡觉吧。我明天还得忙呢。
e.g. She was a TV reporter and workedlong hours...
她是个电视台记者，总是工作到很晚。

6.（记忆力）强的，好的
If someone has along memory, they are able to remember things that happened far back in the past.

long

7.始终；整个地
long is used in expressions such asall year long ,the whole day long, andyour whole life long to say and emphasize that something happens for the whole of a particular period of time.

e.g. We played that record all nightlong...
我们整晚都在放那张唱片。
e.g. Snow is sometimes found all summerlong upon the highest peaks.
有时候山峰上整个夏天都有积雪。

距离和大小（DISTANCE AND SIZE）

1.（长度）长的
Something that islong measures a great distance from one end to the other.

e.g. ...along table...
长桌
e.g. Along line of people formed outside the doctor's office...
医生的诊所外排了长长的一队人。

2.（距离、旅途、路程等）长的
Along distance is a great distance. Along journey or route covers a great distance.

e.g. His destination was Chobham Common, along way from his Cotswold home...
他的目的地是乔伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。
e.g. Thelong journey tired him...
长途旅行使他疲惫不堪。

3.（衣服、衣袖或下摆）长的
Along piece of clothing covers the whole of someone's legs or more of their legs than usual. Clothes withlong sleeves cover the whole of someone's arms.

e.g. She is wearing along black dress.
她身穿一袭黑色长裙。
e.g. ...along-sleeved blouse.
长袖女式衬衫

4.（从一端到另一端）（多）长的
You uselong to talk or ask about the distance something measures from one end to the other.

e.g. An eight-week-old embryo is only an inchlong...
8星期大的胚胎只有一英寸长。
e.g. Howlong is the tunnel?...
隧道有多长？

5.似乎比实际距离长的
If you describe a distance aslong, you mean it seems to be greater than it actually is.

e.g. It was fivelong miles to the nearest pub.
离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。

短语（PHRASES）

1.只要
If you say that something is the caseas long as orso long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case.

e.g. The interior minister said he would still support them, aslong as they didn't break the rules...
内政部长说，只要他们不违规，他仍然会支持他们。
e.g. The president need not step down solong as the elections are held under international supervision.
只要选举在国际监督下进行，总统就不用下台。

2.马上就到；很快回来；为时不远
If you say that someonewon't be long, you mean that you think they will arrive or be back soon. If you say that itwon't be long before something happens, you mean that you think it will happen soon.

e.g. 'What's happened to her?' — 'I'm sure she won't belong.'...
“她怎么回事？”——“我相信她快到了。”
e.g. If every tune from Radiohead is as good as this one is, it can't belong before they are household names.
如果电台司令乐队的每首歌都像这首这么棒的话，那它很快便会家喻户晓了。

3.行将；不久；很快
If you say that something will happen or happenedbefore long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.

long的意思

e.g. German interest rates will come down beforelong...
德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。
e.g. Beforelong he took over the editing of the magazine.
他不久就接手负责杂志的编辑工作。

4.（表示支持和愿望）万岁/永存
You uselong live andlong may in expressions such as 'long live the Queen' and 'long may it continue' to express your support for someone or something and your hope that they will live or last a long time.

long在线翻译

e.g. long live freedom!...
自由万岁！
e.g. It is a free world where we are all entitled to our opinions.long may it remain so.
这是个自由世界，人人都有权发表自己的意见。我们愿此永恒不变。

5.不再；已不
Something that isno longer the case used to be the case but is not the case now. You can also say that something is not the caseany longer .

e.g. Food shortages are no longer a problem...
食物短缺不再是个问题。
e.g. She could no longer afford to keep him at school...
她已无法再供他读书。

6.再见；回见
You can sayso long as an informal way of saying goodbye.

long

e.g. Well, solong, pal, see you around.
再见了，朋友，咱们回见。

7. aslong as your arm -> see arm
by along chalk -> see chalk
along face -> see face
atlong last -> see last
in thelong run -> see run
along shot -> see shot
in thelong term -> see term
long in the tooth -> see tooth
to take thelong view -> see view
to go along way -> see way

动词用法（VERB USES）

1.渴望；渴求；企盼
If youlong for something, you want it very much.

e.g. Steve longed for the good old days...
史蒂夫渴望重度昔日的美好时光。
e.g. I'm longing to meet her...
我渴望见到她。

1.

1. 长的：-f 和-l选项会报告长的(long),或完全的(full)包含其他的细节的列表. UNIX系统提供一个nohup命令来使命令不被挂起. nohup命令是一组特殊unix命令的一个,这组命令被称为 prefix command(前缀命令),这个命令在其他命令之前使用.

2.long：longitudinal; 经度的

3.long：longitude; 经度;经线

She was slender and had long dark hair.

她身材苗条，有一头长长的黑发。

She bought some roses with long stems.

她买了一些枝干很长的玫瑰花。

He delivered a long prose full of platitudes.

他发表了一篇充满陈词滥调的文章。

I haven't seen him for a long while.

我已经很久没见到他了。

After such a long walk you may feel hungry.

走了这么久，你也许会觉得饿了。

The long vowels have undergone much modification.

长元音经历了太多的修正。

I haven't known her long.

我认识她不久。

I knew Tom long before I knew you.

我在认识你之前很久就认识了汤姆。

She plays her radio all day long.

她整天开收音机。

She sat by her sick husband all night long.

她整夜坐在生病的丈夫身边。

She longed to be back in China.

她渴望回到中国。

They long for a chance to visit Shanghai.

他们渴望有机会访问上海。

This won't take long.

这要不了多久。

Repairs to the cable did not take too long...

电缆的维修没有花太长的时间。

Have you known her parents long?...

你认识她父母很长时间了吗？

We had a long meeting with the attorney general...

我们和检察总长开了一个长会。

She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America...

她计划去埃及和美国度长假。

How long have you lived around here?...

你住在这一带有多长时间了？

He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember...

在朋友的记忆中，他一直都在节食。

He was making quite a long speech...

他的讲话颇为冗长。

This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes.

这部电影较长，有3小时7分钟。

Go to sleep. I've got a long day tomorrow...

睡觉吧。我明天还得忙呢。

She was a TV reporter and worked long hours...

她是个电视台记者，总是工作到很晚。

We played that record all night long...

我们整晚都在放那张唱片。

Snow is sometimes found all summer long upon the highest peaks.

有时候山峰上整个夏天都有积雪。

...a long table...

长桌

A long line of people formed outside the doctor's office...

医生的诊所外排了长长的一队人。

His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home...

他的目的地是乔伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。

The long journey tired him...

长途旅行使他疲惫不堪。

She is wearing a long black dress.

她身穿一袭黑色长裙。

...a long-sleeved blouse.

长袖女式衬衫

An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long...

8星期大的胚胎只有一英寸长。

How long is the tunnel?...

隧道有多长？

It was five long miles to the nearest pub.

离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。

The interior minister said he would still support them, as long as they didn't break the rules...

内政部长说，只要他们不违规，他仍然会支持他们。

The president need not step down so long as the elections are held under international supervision.

只要选举在国际监督下进行，总统就不用下台。

'What's happened to her?' 'u2014 'I'm sure she won't be long.'...

“她怎么回事？”——“我相信她快到了。”

If every tune from Radiohead is as good as this one is, it can't be long before they are household names.

如果电台司令乐队的每首歌都像这首这么棒的话，那它很快便会家喻户晓了。

German interest rates will come down before long...

德国的利率水平很快就会降下来。

Before long he took over the editing of the magazine.

他不久就接手负责杂志的编辑工作。

long live freedom!...

自由万岁！

It is a free world where we are all entitled to our opinions. long may it remain so.

这是个自由世界，人人都有权发表自己的意见。我们愿此永恒不变。

Food shortages are no longer a problem...

食物短缺不再是个问题。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The pupils have two long holidays every year.
   学生们每年有两次长假。
2. His long illness and consequent absence from school delayed his progress of study.
   他长时间生病以及随后的缺课耽搁了他的学业。
3. They have begun the long and tiresome grind of preparing themselves for college entrance.
   他们已经开始考大学前那种长期而劳累地埋头苦学了。
4. There was a long interval before he replied.
   一段长时间的间隔之后,他才做答复。
5. After a long separation, they held a glad meeting.
   阔别多年之后,他们举行了一个令人愉快的聚会。
6. We succeeded in winning the contract, but for a long time, we were sailing against the wind, and were doubtful of our success.
   我们终于签订了那份合同,但在很长一段时间里我们一直遇到重重阻力,以致不敢相信自己能获得成功。
7. After a long hunt for him, we saw him emerging from the crowd.
   我们找了他半天之后,看见他从人群里出来了。
8. By all appearance the strike will go on for a long time.
   显然这次罢工要持续很长时间。
9. The amount of coal of this country will be exhaustible within not a long time.
   这个国家的煤储藏量在不久的将来就会用尽。
10. For a long period of time Latin was the literary language of Italy.
    有很长一段时间,拉丁语是意大利的文学语言。
11. The long war exhausted our country in the nineteenth century.
    在19世纪,长期的战争使我们的国家民穷财尽。
12. The long journey knocked her up.
    长途旅行把她累坏了。
13. She had been away on a long trip.
    她曾旅行到过很远的地方。
14. They were unused to walking long distance.
    他们不习惯长距离的步行。
15. It was a terrible grind getting up that long hill.
    爬上那个漫长的斜坡令人极度劳累。
16. She plays a very dramatic woman with flashing eyes and a long black dress.
    她饰演一位身着黑色长装、双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。
17. The plot is rather thin for such a long story.
    对这样长的故事来说,这个情节显得太单薄了。
18. That long talk healed many differences.
    那次长谈消除了很多分歧。
19. A long talk is tedious.
    冗长的谈话令人生厌。
20. It is a long shot but I think John must have known about the murder.
    虽然这只是个猜测,但我认为约翰对这件谋杀案一定知情。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Your car is longer than mine.
   你的汽车比我的长。
2. It's an hour long.
   这有一个钟头之久。
3. The garden is 20 metres long and 15 metres wide.
   这个花园有20米长,15米宽。
4. The house is 40 feet long and 20 feet broad.
   这屋长40英尺,宽30英尺。
5. This new railway is four hundred kilometres long.
   这条新铁路有400公里长。

S+be+～+on n .

1. He is long on brains.
   他头脑聪明。
2. He is long on hope.
   他有很多希望。

S+be+～+(in) v -ing

1. You have been long fetching the car.
   你去取车子已经很久了。
2. I won't be long unpacking.
   我很快就会把行李打开。
3. He was a long time writing a letter.
   他竟花了半天才写出一封信。
4. He won't be long making up his mind.
   他很快就会作决定。
5. Spring is long in coming.
   春天姗姗来迟。
6. He is long in returning.
   他迟迟归来。

用作状语

1. My grandpa has long thought of retiring at 80.
   我祖父早就想在80岁退休。
2. I've long wanted to meet her.
   我很久以来就想见她。
3. He remained long in London.
   他在伦敦呆了很久。
4. He stayed up long after midnight.
   午夜以后,他久久没睡。
5. I have long been cherishing the hope of visiting Beijing.
   我很久以来一直想参观北京。
6. They had not been married long when her husband was ordered abroad.
   她丈夫受命出国时,他们结婚还没多久。
7. He said that he had seen a tiger long before.
   他说他很久以前见过老虎。
8. He hasn't long been back.
   他刚回来。
9. I'm sorry but I can't stay longer.
   对不起,我不能再久留了。

1. Were you there for long?
   你到那儿很久了吗?
2. Shall you be away for long?
   你得离开很久吗?
3. He was imprisoned for long.
   他被监禁在牢里很久了。
4. I can't stay for long.
   我呆不了多久。
5. Shall I have long to wait?
   我要等很长时间吗?

用作不及物动词S+～+to- v

1. We are longing to see you.
   我们极想见到你。
2. Ever since then I've been longing to meet him face to face.
   从那时起我一直渴望和他面对面地聚会。

a long haul

持久而艰苦的活动 long and difficult activity, etc.

at the longest

最多,最长 not longer than the specified time

long odds

极小的可能性 a remote chance

as〔so〕 long as

既然,由于 since

no longer

不再,已不 after a certain point in time

before long

不久 soon

take long

花时间干某事 cost time to do sth

the long and the short of it

概括 an abbreviated account

long for (v.+prep.)

渴望;羡慕 desire earnestly;wish for very much
long for sb/sth

He longed for his mother.

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。

～+名词

• long%20arm">long arm长臂
• long%20book">long book长书
• long%20dress">long dress长裙
• long%20hair">long hair长发
• long%20illness">long illness久病
• long%20journey">long journey长途旅行
• long%20note">long note远期票据
• long%20run">long run长远,终究
• long%20time">long time很长时间
• long%20way">long way远路

名词+～

• long">a foot long一英尺长
• long">a kilometre long一公里长
• long">a meter long一米长
• long">a mile long一英里长
• long">a month long一个月之久
• long">a week long一周之久
• long">a year long一年之久
• long">an hour long一小时长
• long37">thirty-seven minute long37分钟长

～+副词

• long%20curiously">long curiously异乎寻常地持久
• long%20diffusely">long diffusely冗长地持久
• long%20endlessly">long endlessly无尽地持久
• long%20extraordinarily">long extraordinarily特别长
• long%20extremely">long extremely特别长
• long%20incredibly">long incredibly难以置信地持久
• long%20interminably">long interminably冗长地持久
• long%20remarkably">long remarkably明显地持久
• long%20tiresomely">long tiresomely令人厌倦地持久
• long%20unconscionably">long unconscionably过度地持久

～+介词

• long%20about">long about对… 慢吞吞的
• long%20in">long in迟迟
• long%20in%20coming">long in coming姗姗来迟
• long%20on">long on擅长…的

动词+～

• long">anticipate long长久以来期望
• long">stay long长期呆下去
• long">wait long长期等下去
• long">want long长期想

～+副词

• long%20drawn-up">long drawn-up过长的,过分延长的
• long%20lived">long lived长寿的,长命的
• long%20standing">long standing存在已久的
• long%20suffering">long suffering长期受苦的
• long%20travelled">long travelled长期旅行的
• long%20ago">long ago很久以前
• long%20before">long before很久以前
• long%20since">long since很久以来

动词+～

• long">take long需要很长时间

介词+～

• long">before long不久以后
• long">for long长久

～+副词

• long%20fondly">long fondly深情地渴望
• long%20fruitlessly">long fruitlessly没有结果地渴望
• long%20inexplicably">long inexplicably莫名其妙地渴望
• long%20inexpressibly">long inexpressibly无法形容地渴望
• long%20irrationally">long irrationally不合理地渴望
• long%20irresistibly">long irresistibly不可抑制地渴望
• long%20restlessly">long restlessly坐立不安地渴望
• long%20singularly">long singularly奇特地渴望
• long%20wildly">long wildly强烈地渴望

～+介词

• long%20for">long for渴望…
• long%20for%20peace">long for peace渴望和平
• long%20for%20the%20holidays">long for the holidays盼望假日

• 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

交通

B：How (far/ close/long of a trip) is it?
有多远？

A：It’s about 10 miles.
大概10英里吧。

外企英语

A：I’ve finished it all.
全都做完了。

B：It’s been along day.
今天忙了一天。

A：It’s dark outside already.
外边天都黑了。

B：It’s time to go home.
该回家了。

long

A：Let’s go home!
我们回家吧。

交通

long

A：It looks like we’re in for along (drive/ trip/ journey).
看上去我们（驾车时间/旅途/旅程）不会短的了。

B：Ah, well, put on the news.
啊，那么，来点新闻听吧。

adj.(形容词)

1. long的基本意思是“长的”,可表示时间和距离的长短或长度,也可表示书籍、信件、故事之类的内容的长短。
2. long在句中可作定语,也可作表语。

adv.(副词)

1. long用作副词时，其基本意思是“长久地”,主要用于修饰静态动词,表示时间延续之长。
2. long还可作“久远地”解,表示动作发生于很久之前或之后,一般位于副词或介词短语之前。

n.(名词)

1. long作名词是“长时间,长时期”的意思,是不可数名词。
2. for long的意思是“长久”,常用于否定句或疑问句中。

v.(动词)

1. long用作动词时意思是“渴望”“极想”,指一个人全心全意地、极为诚恳地期望得到某种东西,尤指遥远的、难以得到的东西。
2. long用作不及物动词时常与介词for连用,并常接动词不定式作目的状语。

adv.(副词)

long, a long time

1.这两者都用作表示时间的状语,用于疑问句中可互换。例如:

Have you been here long〔a long〕 time?你在这里呆了很久了吗?

2.a long time可用于肯定句中;而long只在受另一副词如too, enough, ago修饰时才用于肯定句。例如:

She waited there for a long time.她在那里等了很长时间。

You've been sleeping too long〔long enough 〕.你睡得太久了。

3.在否定结构中,两者所表达的意思有别。试比较：

Tom didn't work for long.

汤姆干活没干多久。

(刚工作不久)

Tom didn't work for a long time.

汤姆好长时间没工作了。

(离上次工作已很长时间了)

how long, how soon

这两个短语的区别是:how soon的意思是“多久”,当我们就陈述句中的“过多少时间(就能…)”这一部分提问时,只能用how soon不能用how long; how long的意思是“多长”,当我们就陈述的“一段时间的长短”提问时,要用how long,不能用how soon。试比较:

“How soon will he be here?”“In two hours.” “再过多久他就在这里了?”“两个小时。” “How long will he be here?”“For two hours.” “他要在这里呆多长时间?”“两个小时。”

下面两句话意思相同:

It will not take long to finish the work.

It will not be long before I finish the work.

不久我就会完成这项工作。

n.(名词)

long before, before long

before long的意思是“不久之后”,相当于soon,其中before是介词, long是名词; long before的意思是“很久以前”,相当于a long time earlier,long与before都是副词, long说明before的程度。试比较:

It happened before long.

不久就发生了。

It happened long before.

很久以前就已发生了。

v.(动词)

long for, ache for, die for, hunger for, sigh for, starve for, thirst for

这组短语间的区别是:

1.这组短语都可以表示“渴望得到某物”或“渴望做某事”; ache for和sigh for还可表示“想念某人”; hunger for还可表示“渴望知道某情况”。

2.这组短语都可以人作主语; ache for和thirst for还可用表示身体某部位的名词作主语。

3.这组短语都可以物作宾语; ache for, long for和sigh for还可以人作宾语。

4.ache for和die for多用于进行时态; hunger for和thirst for多用于一般时态; 而long for则可用于各种时态。

5.除starve for可用于被动语态作“缺乏”解外,其他6个短语极少用于被动语态。

6.die for表示的是极端渴望; ache for和long for表示的是强烈的渴望; 其他4个短语所表示的语气则相对较轻。

7.ache for和long for是口语用法; sigh for是文学用语; 其他4个短语则属于比喻用法。

long, pine, yearn

这组词的共同意思是“渴望”。其区别在于:

1.pine暗示苦苦思念不可能得到的事物; long暗示有强烈的愿望并付诸努力; yearn则暗示不安地或痛苦地渴望做到某事或得到某物。

2.long和yearn后均可跟for短语或不定式,但long是一般用语,用于褒义或贬义均可;而yearn则通常用于高尚的感情或用于诗歌中。例如:

My brother yearned to return to his native land.我哥哥渴望回故乡。

desire，wish，hope，expect，want，long

这些动词都有“希望”之意。

desire语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

wish语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

hope指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

expect通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。

want一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。

long语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。

yearn，long，thirst

这些动词均含“渴望”之意。

yearn通常指急迫不安地渴望或向往，着重怀有柔情或热情。

long指诚心诚意地渴望某事或物。

thirst原义指对食物或饮料的渴求，引申指全力以求。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的long，意为长的，长期的。