sigh

🇺🇸 /saɪ/ 🇬🇧 /saɪ/
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标签 TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
C1

To breathe out deeply and loudly to show you feel sad, tired, or disappointed.

She let out a sigh when she heard the bad news.

听到坏消息时,她叹了口气。

C1

To say something while breathing out deeply.

He sighed, 'I wish things were different.'

他叹着气说:'我希望事情能有所不同。'

R

To make a long, soft sound like a sigh.

The trees sigh in the gentle breeze.

树木在微风中叹息。

noun
R

The act or sound of breathing out deeply and loudly.

He gave a big sigh after finishing his work.

完成工作后,他深深地叹了口气。

translation

v. 叹气, 叹着气说, 发出叹息般的声音
n. 叹气声

词形变化

3rd Present sighs
Past sighed
Perfect sighed
Progressive sighing
Plural sighs