"longings" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 渴望
• 憧憬

Definition

對某事非常強烈的渴望，尤其是很難得到或實現的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“longings” 是正式且富有詩意的用詞，常用來描述對愛、家、過去的渴望。常搭配 “deep longings”、“childhood longings”、“secret longings”。日常用語更多會使用 'desires' 或 'wishes'。

Examples

Her longings for home grew stronger every day.

她對家的**渴望**每天都在加強。

We all have secret longings that we rarely share.

我們都有很少分享的祕密**渴望**。

His longings for adventure inspired him to travel.

他對冒險的**渴望**激勵他去旅行。

Despite all his longings, he never left his hometown.

儘管有許多**渴望**，他從未離開家鄉。

Those childhood longings still come back to me sometimes.

那些童年的**渴望**有時還會再浮現。

She tried to ignore her longings, but they wouldn't go away.

她試圖忽略心中的**渴望**，但它們總是不會消失。