A longed-for thing or event is one people have wanted very much, often for a long time — a longed-for holiday, a longed-for letter, the longed-for day of going home. It is an adjective that sits in front of a noun.

A longed-for thing or eventlonged-for形容一個東西或一件事 is one people have wanted very much, often for a long time是人們很想要、常常想了很久的 a longed-for holiday, a longed-for letter, the longed-for day of going home像是a longed-for holiday（盼望已久的假期）、a longed-for letter（盼望已久的信）、the longed-for day of going home（盼望已久的回家那天） It is an adjective that sits in front of a noun這是一個放在名詞前面的形容詞

You are not saying the thing itself is long; you are using the verb long, “to want badly.” After the noun we usually keep the verb: the rest they had longed for.

You are not saying the thing itself is long你不是在說這個東西本身很「長」 you are using the verb long, “to want badly.”你用的是動詞long，意思是「非常想要」 After the noun we usually keep the verb放在名詞後面時，我們通常會保留這個動詞 the rest they had longed forthe rest they had longed for（他們一直盼望的其餘部分）

In everyday talk many people just say they have been dying for it, or they cannot wait; longed-for sounds a little warm and bookish, the kind of word you meet in stories and in news about reunions. It always needs that for, because in English you long for something.

In everyday talk many people just say they have been dying for it, or they cannot wait在日常對話裡，很多人就直接說他們dying for it（超想要），或cannot wait（等不及了） longed-for sounds a little warm and bookishlonged-for聽起來比較溫暖、比較書卷氣 the kind of word you meet in stories and in news about reunions是你會在故事和關於團聚的新聞裡遇到的那種字 It always needs that for它一定要接for because in English you long for something因為英文說you long for something（渴望某樣東西）