| 释义 |
longingly, adv.|ˈlɒŋɪŋlɪ|
[f. longing ppl. a. + -ly2.]
In a longing manner; with yearning desire.
1435Misyn Fire of Love ii. 103. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. Balzac's Lett. 374 The most zealous among them [Our Doctors] longingly expect a more quiet season. 1682Dryden Medal 5 To his first byass, longingly he leans. 1861Smiles Engineers (1862) III. 247 No wonder that in the midst of these troubles he should longingly speak of returning to his native land. 1881Macm. Mag. XLIV. 51/1 She whispered longingly, ‘If I had only had your first love!’ 1885Manch. Exam. 10 July 4/7 Mexican parties who look longingly upon the surplus of the American treasury. |