long
单词辨析：
尤指渴望得到很难得到的事物，或做难以如愿之事，常伴有些许不安或痛苦。
She yearned for his love.
她渴望得到他的爱。
He yearned to go back to his hometown.
他渴望回到故乡。
指非常强烈、几乎无法控制地渴望某事物，有时甚至是不好的事物。
Many children crave attention.
许多孩子渴望得到关心。
Linda still craves the recognition of her peers.
琳达仍然渴望得到同龄人的认可。
He was craving cigarettes.
他很想抽烟。
强调主观愿望上热切渴望某事物，多指可以达成的事情，常含尽力争取的意味，不用进行时。
We all desire happiness and health.
我们都渴望幸福和健康。
We always desire to live in peace with our neighbours.
我们总是渴望与邻居和睦相处。
She desires to marry him.
她渴望嫁给他。
普通用词，尤指渴望看似不会很快发生的事发生，常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
I long for the day when my dream can come true.
我渴望有一天能够梦想成真。
So this is what you've been longing for?
这就是你一直所渴求的东西？
We are longing to see you.
我们渴望见到你。
尤指渴望得到不太可能得到的事物，含苦苦思念之意。
John was pining for his homeland back in America.
约翰渴望回到美国的故乡。
She pined for the countryside.
她渴望乡间的生活。
相关例句：
Long live freedom!
自由万岁！
'What's happened to her?' — 'I'm sure she won't be long.'
“她怎么回事？”——“我相信她快到了。”
Repairs to the cable did not take too long
电缆的维修没有花太长的时间。
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。
We had a long meeting with the attorney general
我们和检察总长开了一个长会。
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。