| 单词 | long-desired |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong-desired long-desired adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desired > long long-desired1541 long-wished?1569 1541 R. Whitford Dyuers Holy Instrucyons & Teachynges f. 48v Lede you vnto youre longe desyred home. 1617 J. Moore Mappe Mans Mortal. i. vii. 49 A ship is not made to rest, but..to set forward to the long desired hauen. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xxxvi. 353 Mr. Grandison expected the long-desired call from his father to return to England. 1867 Ladies' Repository Oct. 241/1 At last the day had come, the long-desired and dreaded day, when my friend and I were to sail away from America into the East. 1960 Princeton Alumni Weekly 7 Oct. 17/1 He handled the ball six consecutive times before hurdling over right tackle for a long-desired six-pointer. 2012 A. Grenier Transitions & Lifecourse viii. 159 Her relief from work, and her pride in having made it to a long-desired retirement. < as lemmas |
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