sigh

[sai]

n.叹气, 叹息
v.叹息, 惋惜

vi.

1. 叹气, 叹息

We heard her sigh with relief.

我们听到她宽慰地叹了一口气。

2. 惋惜; 思念[(+for)]

She sighed for home and friends.

她思念家乡和朋友。

3. 发叹息似的声音; 发飒飒声

Wind sighed in the branches.

风在树枝间飒飒做响。

vt.

1. 叹息着说出

The old woman sighed out her grief.

老妇人叹着气叙说她的悲哀。

2. 想……而叹气

3. 在叹息中消磨(时光)[(+away)]

n.[C]

1. 叹气, 叹息

After reading her daughter's letter Mrs. White breathed a sigh of relief.

读完女儿的来信, 怀特太太宽慰地松了口气。

2. 叹息似的声音; 飒飒声

词形变化

名词: sigher | 动词过去式: sighed | 动词过去分词: sighed | 动词现在分词: sighing | 动词第三人称单数: sighs |

词义辨析

同义:

v.呼气, 呻吟

exhale  expire  breathe out  aspirate  suspire  exhale heavily

v.悲叹, 哀悼

lament  mourn  grieve  weep  bemoan  bewail  moan  groan

n.呼气, (发)嘶声, 嘟哝, 悲叹, 呻吟

deep breath  suspiration  whisper  exhalation  murmur  hiss  susurration  sob  wail  moan  sough  

同义参见:

languish  breathe  breath  

英英释义

名词 sigh:

an utterance made by exhaling audibly

同义词：suspiration

a sound like a person sighing

动词 sigh:

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

同义词：suspire

utter with a sigh

补充

sighsigh英:[sai] 美:[saɪ]vt. & vi.1.叹气, 叹息She sighed and looked sad.她叹了口气, 显得很伤心。She sighed with relief when she heard the good news.听到这个好消息时, 她宽慰地舒了口气。n.1.叹息, 叹气The old man gave a deep sigh.那老人深深地叹了口气。We all make a sigh of relief when we heard that he was safe.听说他平安无事, 我们都松了一口气。

例句

1. She kicked off her shoes with a sigh.她叹了口气, 甩掉了鞋子。 2. She breathed a sigh of relief once the work was done.这项工作完成后, 她舒了一口气。 3. Michael sighed wearily.迈克尔疲惫地叹着气。 4. Roberta sighed with relief.罗伯塔如释重负地舒了口气。 5. The wind sighed through the valley.风从山谷中呼啸而过。 6. Briefly, she sighed for her lost youth.简单地说, 她怀念逝去的青春。 7. to sigh with helplessness无奈地叹息 8. sighing wind呼呼的大风 9. to sigh over something为某事而悲叹 10. to sigh for hometown想念家乡 11. to sigh one's youth lost early悲叹青春早逝 12. to sigh away one's days在叹声中虚度光阴 13. Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief.哈里倒在椅子上，宽慰地松了一口气。 14. a breeze made the treetops sigh.树顶在微风中瑟瑟悲鸣。 15. he sighed for days gone by.他怀念昔日。 16. she let out a long sigh of despair.她失望地长叹一口气。 17. the councils heaved a sigh of relief when they saved over £6 m between them.当委员会之间节省了600多万英镑的开支时，他们宽慰地舒了一口气。 18. She sighed with disappointment at the news.听到这消息，她失望地叹了口气。 19. ‘I'm so tired,’ he sighed.他叹息着说：“我累极了。” 20. He sighed with/in relief when he saw that he passed the test.看到自己通过考试后，他舒了一口气。 21. The wind sighed through the trees.风在林间呼啸。 22. "“I may never see my old home again,” she sighed."“我可能再也见不到老家了。”她叹息道。 23. "She gave a long, weary sigh."她疲倦地长叹一声。 24. He sank into the chair with a sigh.他叹了口气，瘫倒在椅子上。 25. a sigh of disappointment失望的叹息 26. I can breathe a sigh of relief [=stop worrying] now that she's safe.既然她安全了，我可以松口气了。