desire,
1.后面可加+to do,
She desired to marry a handsome man.
她很想嫁个帅气的男子.
2.+从句,从句有时用虚拟语气.
We desire only that you do your best.
我们只盼你们尽最大的努力.
3.+sb.to do
He desired us to leave soon.
他希望我们尽快离开.
4.+名词
We all desire happiness and health.
我们都想得到幸福和健康.
5 desire的过去分词可作定语,
To our delight,it has produced the desired effect.
6.Desire 后不直接接动名词,接动名词必须跟 for 连用.
He desires for reading.
他想读些书.
long for
1.long
可后接for sb.to do something.
如：He longed for his friends to call for him.
2.long +to do
She longed to return home.
她极想回家.
3.Long 是不及物动词.Long for 后可接名词,但不接动名词；long 后可直接接不定式或由不定式构成的复合宾语,但不接 that 从句.例如：
The children are longing for holidays.孩子们在盼望假期.