"long for" in Chinese (Simplified)
渴望盼望
Definition
非常渴望某事，通常是指你现在无法拥有或很怀念的事物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多指内心深处的渴望，特别是对家、人或过去的思念。语气偏正式或诗意，不常用于日常口语。常接名词，如“long for home”。不用来表达日常小愿望。
Examples
He longs for his family when he is traveling.
他旅行时**渴望**家人。
She longs for a peaceful life in the countryside.
她**渴望**在乡村过平静的生活。
Many people long for the days when they were young.
许多人**怀念**年轻的日子。
After years abroad, I sometimes long for the taste of my mom's cooking.
在国外多年后，我有时会**渴望**妈妈的饭菜味道。
You can't help but long for summer when it's freezing outside.
外面很冷时，你会忍不住**盼望**夏天。
Sometimes he just sits by the window, quietly longing for something he can't explain.
有时他只是静静地坐在窗边，**渴望**一些他无法说清的东西。