sigh

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n. 叹息 vi. 叹息, 渴望 vt. 叹息着说

发音

US /saɪ/
其它 /saɪ/

词形变化

sighs 复数 sighs sighed sighedst sigheth sighing sighs 三单 sighing 现在分词 sighed 过去式 sighed 过去分词 sighest sighedst 过去式 sigheth 三单 sighed 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

叹息,叹气

an act or sound of sighing

动词

叹息,叹气

to breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

    叹息

  2. 2.

    a manifestation of grief; a lament.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A person who is bored.

    俚语
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

    叹气

    叹息

    不及物

    When she saw it wasn't damaged, she sighed with relief.

    He sighed. It was going to be a long night.

    He sighed over the lost opportunity.

  2. 2.

    To lament; to grieve.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To make a sound like sighing.

    不及物

    The wind sighed in the trees.

  5. 5.

    To exhale (the breath) in sighs.

    及物

    She sighed a sigh that was nearly a groan.

    sigh a note and sing a note

    She sighed her relief when she found her missing toddler.

  6. 6.

    To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.

    及物

    "I guess I have no choice," she sighed.

    She sighed her frustrations.

interj.
  1. 1.

    An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.

    Sigh, I'm so bored at work today.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English sighe (“sigh”), from sighen (“to sigh”) (see ).

来源:wiktionary