sigh
verb /saɪ/
/saɪ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they sigh | /saɪ/ /saɪ/ |
| he / she / it sighs | /saɪz/ /saɪz/ |
| past simple sighed | /saɪd/ /saɪd/ |
| past participle sighed | /saɪd/ /saɪd/ |
| -ing form sighing | /ˈsaɪɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.
叹气；叹息 - He sighed deeply at the thought.
想到这里，他深深叹了口气。 - sigh with something She sighed with relief that it was all over.
事情总算全都过去了，她轻松地舒了一口气。
Topics Feelingsc1- He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work.
看着那一大堆文件，他疲惫地叹了口气。 - She looked at her son and sighed happily.
她看着儿子，高兴地舒了口气。 - She sighed heavily and sat down.
她深深地叹了口气，坐了下来。 - The girl watching him sighed dreamily.
一直在看他的女孩恍惚地叹了口气。 - He sighed in exasperation.
他恼怒地叹了口气。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- heavily
- softly
- …
- in
- with
- He sighed deeply at the thought.
- [transitive] + speech to say something with a sigh
叹着气说；叹息道 - ‘Oh well, better luck next time,’ she sighed.
“唉，就这样了，但愿下一次运气好些。” 她叹息道。
- ‘Oh well, better luck next time,’ she sighed.
- [intransitive] (literary) (especially of the wind
尤指风 悲鸣 - the sighing of the wind through the trees
风吹过树林的叹息 - branches sighing in the wind
树枝在风中叹息
- the sighing of the wind through the trees
词源Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan.