sigh
verb
noun
saɪ
verb
1
to
breathe
in
and
out
making
a
long
sound,
especially
because
you
are
bored,
disappointed,
tired
etc
叹气,叹息〔尤因厌烦、失望、疲倦等〕
‘Well,
there’s
nothing
we
can
do
about
it
now,’
she
sighed.
“唉,我们现在对此无能为力。”她叹口气说。
sigh
heavily/deeply
Frankie
stared
out
of
the
window
and
sighed
deeply.
弗朗姬凝望着窗外,深深地叹了口气。
[+
with
]
He
sighed
with
despair
at
the
thought
of
all
the
opportunities
he
had
missed.
想到自己错过的一个个机会,他绝望地叹了口气。
2
if
the
wind
sighs,
it
makes
a
long
sound
like
someone
sighing
[文] 〔风〕呼啸,呜咽
literary
The
wind
sighed
in
the
trees.
林中风声呜咽。
3
sigh for sth
to
be
sad
because
you
are
thinking
about
a
pleasant
time
in
the
past
为某事物悲叹 (叹息 )
Emilia
sighed
for
her
lost
youth.
埃米莉亚悲叹逝去的青春。
noun
4
an
act
or
sound
of
sighing
叹气,叹息(声)
[+
of
]
She
let
out
a
sigh
of
impatience.
她不耐烦地叹了口气。
give/let
out/heave
a
sigh
Laura
shrugged,
and
gave
a
heavy
sigh.
劳拉耸了耸肩,重重地叹了口气。
We
all
breathed
a
sigh
of
relief
when
we
heard
they
were
safe.
听到他们平安无事,我们都松了一口气。