longing for relief; eagerly awaiting salvation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to long for something with extreme eagerness, as a parched land longs for rain
literaryUsed to describe an intense, desperate yearning for something, often relief from hardship or danger. It carries a formal, literary tone.
Bèi被
kùn困
de的
kuàng矿
gōng工
jiā家
shǔ属
dà大
hàn旱
wàng望
yún云
ní霓
dì地
děng等
dài待
zhe着
jiù救
yuán援
de的
xiāo消
xī息
。
The families of the trapped miners waited for news of the rescue with desperate longing.
Zài在
kùn困
jìng境
zhōng中
，
tā他
dà大
hàn旱
wàng望
yún云
ní霓
bān般
dì地
pàn盼
wàng望
yǒu有
rén人
néng能
shēn伸
chū出
yuán援
shǒu手
。
In his predicament, he longed for someone to lend a helping hand as a parched land longs for rain.
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Zhè这
piàn片
bǎo饱
jīng经
zhàn战
huǒ火
de的
dì地
qū区
，
rén人
mín民
duì对
dà大
hàn旱
wàng望
yún云
ní霓
shì似
de的
hé和
píng平
shēng生
huó活
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
kě渴
wàng望
。
In this war-torn region, the people are filled with a thirst for a peaceful life, like parched land thirsting for rain.