渴望，极想(have a strong desire;wish very much)[I+prep(for)，I+to-inf]：～for freedom/fame/peace/victory 渴望自由/出名/和平/胜利;～for one's mother/one's country 非常思念自己的母亲/祖国;The children are～ing for the vacation. 孩子们渴望着假期来临。～to return home/to hear from sb/to meet sb 渴望回家/收到某人的信/见到某人;I'm～ing for my sister to arrive. 我在盼望姐姐的到来。He～ed for her to stay. 他渴望她留下来。

→′longing n 渴望，思念;adj 渴望的;′longingly adv 渴望地