sigh
verb- [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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1He 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- heavily
- softly
- …
- in
- with
- [transitive] + speech
to say something with a sigh 叹着气说;叹息道 - [intransitive] (literary)
(especially of the wind )尤指风 to make a long sound like a sigh 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
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sīcan.