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Sigh Relief Ed I Sound Verb 动词   [V

英语单词 sigh
英美音标 英 [saɪ] 美 [saɪ]
中文释义 n.叹气;叹息
v.叹息;惋惜
英语例句 (1) When he heard the news, he uttered a sigh.
(2) She heaved a sigh and became lost in thought.
(3) The old man uttered a sigh and went out.
(4) I bury my face in my hands and heave a sigh.
(5) ‘I wish I didn't have so much to do,’she sighed.
(6) She looked out of the window, sighing for her lost youth.
中文例句 (1) 听到这消息时,他叹了口气。
(2) 她叹了口气,随即陷入了沉思。
(3) 那位老人叹息了一声,走了出去。
(4) 我掩着面叹息。
(5) `我但愿没有这么多事情要做,'她叹著气说。
(6) 她看着窗外,为她失去的青春而惋惜。
vocabulary简明 The sound that you make when you exhale loudly to show frustration, boredom, or relief is called a sigh. No matter how much you sigh during your family's annual car trip to the Grand Canyon, your dad won't drive any faster.
vocabulary扩展 Something that sounds like a human sigh is also called a sigh. The breeze might sigh in the still night air, or a screen door might sigh closed. The word sigh comes from the Old English word of the same meaning, sican, which was probably imitative, echoing the sound of a sigh.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]叹气;叹息;深呼气 When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure.
  [V prep/adv]
  [V]
  • Michael sighed wearily...

    迈克尔疲惫地叹了口气。

  • Roberta sighed with relief...

    罗伯塔松了口气。

  • Dad sighed and stood up.

    爸爸叹了口气站了起来。

  • Sigh is also a noun.
    • She kicked off her shoes with a sigh...

      她深深地呼了口气,踢掉了鞋子。

    • Prue heaved a weary sigh.

      普吕疲倦地叹了口气。

2
[VERB 动词]叹着气说;叹息道 If you sigh something, you say it with a sigh.
  [V with quote]
  • 'Oh, sorry. I forgot.' — 'Everyone forgets,' the girl sighed.

    “哦,对不起,我忘了。”——“每个人都有忘事的时候,”那女孩叹着气说道。

3
[VERB 动词](风)发出叹息般的声音,悲鸣 If the wind sighs through a place, it moves through the place with a sound like a sigh.
  [V prep]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • The wind sighed through the valley.

    风在山谷里呼啸而过。

4
[PHRASE 短语]松了口气;如释重负 If people breathe or heave a sigh of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
  [sigh inflects]
  • There was a big sigh of relief once the economic reform plan was agreed...

    经济改革计划一获批准,人们都大大舒了一口气。

  • There was an audible sigh of relief in Washington when the foreign ministers decided to postpone the meeting.

    各国外长决定推迟会议后,华盛顿如释重负。

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