longingly
longingly — 副詞
1. showing deep desire for something you do not have — like gazing at a shop window
渴望地
懷著強烈渴望地
showing deep desire for something you do not have — like gazing at a shop window full of things you wish you could buy, or thinking of a person you miss very much.
Priya stared longingly at the last piece of chocolate cake on the counter.
Priya 渴望地盯著桌上最後一塊巧克力蛋糕。
adverb modifying 'stared' for strong desire
Theo glanced longingly at his neighbour's bicycle as he walked to school.
Theo 在上學路上渴望地看著鄰居的腳踏車。
Leila sighed longingly when she saw the travel photos of the beach resort.
Leila 看到海灘度假勝地的旅遊照片時，渴望地嘆了口氣。
Yusuf thought longingly of his grandmother's home-cooked meals during his first semester away.
Yusuf 在第一個離家的學期裡，渴望地想起祖母做的家常菜。
The children waved longingly at the ice-cream truck as it drove past the playground.
孩子們渴望地對冰淇淋車揮手，看著它駛過遊樂場。
- yearningly
stronger emotional intensity, often for something deeply personal
- wistfully
more nostalgic and gentle, often tinged with sadness about the past
- eagerly
more active and hopeful — lacks the sadness of longingly
- indifferently
without any interest or desire
文法句型
longingly + verb (describing how someone looks, thinks, or speaks)
用法筆記
Most commonly used with verbs of looking (stare, gaze, glance, peer), thinking (think, remember, dream, imagine), or expressing emotion (sigh, speak, whisper). The word carries a tone of sadness because the desired thing is out of reach.