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单词 sigh
释义
sigh
verb[I]
uk
/saɪ/us
/saɪ/
B2
tobreatheoutslowlyandnoisily,expressingtiredness,sadness,pleasure, etc.:
叹息，叹气
She sigheddeeplyandsatdown.她深叹一口气，坐了下来。
[+ speech]"Iwishhe was here," she sighed(= she said with a sigh).“我希望他在这里，”她叹息道。
If thewindsighs, it makes along,softsoundas itmovesthroughtrees:
（风穿过树林时）发出呜咽声
Ilayon my back,listeningto thesoundof thewindsighing in thetrees.我仰面躺着，听着风穿过树林发出的呜咽声。
More examples
  • He sighedheavilyandreturnedto hisbook.
  • 'I'll neverunderstandtheseinstructions,' he sighed.
  • When Isuggestedawalk, shesimplysighed.
  • He sighed indespairas hereadtheletter.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
  • aerobic
  • aerobic respiration
  • anaerobic respiration
  • asphyxia
  • asphyxiation
  • breathable
  • breathlessly
  • draw breathphrase
  • exhale
  • expire
  • heave
  • puff
  • shallow
  • shortness
  • sleep apnoea
  • smother
  • strangulate
  • suffocation
  • throttle
  • winded
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Wind & winds
sigh
noun[C]
uk
/saɪ/us
/saɪ/
B2
aslow,noisybreath:
叹息，叹气
Heleanedback in hisseatwith asigh.他向后靠在座位上长出了一口气。
"Ah, you're here," she said andheaved/letout/gavea sighofrelief.“啊，你在这儿，”她说道，如释重负地松了口气。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
  • aerobic
  • aerobic respiration
  • anaerobic respiration
  • asphyxia
  • asphyxiation
  • breathable
  • breathlessly
  • draw breathphrase
  • exhale
  • expire
  • heave
  • puff
  • shallow
  • shortness
  • sleep apnoea
  • smother
  • strangulate
  • suffocation
  • throttle
  • winded
See more results »
(Definition ofsighfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sigh| American Dictionary

sigh
verb[I]
us
/sɑɪ/
tobreatheout adeepbreaththat can beheard,esp. because you aretired,sad,pleased, orbored:
Angelica sighed inrelief.
She sighs again,lookingbored.
fig.Asoftbreezesighed through thetrees.
sigh
noun[C]
us
/sɑɪ/
thesoundof someone taking adeepbreath:
You couldhearanoccasionalsigh from thecrowd.

Idiom

a sigh of relief
(Definition ofsighfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsigh

sigh
Boundaries disturbances in the family exhibiting body language such as sighing or rolled eyes.
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Changes in lung mechanics following sighs in premature newborns without lung disease.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I am sure that great sighs of relief will be heaved by many ordinary exhibitors.
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I know that in some quarters, the word "consultation" invariably produces some sighs of cynicism, but in this case, such sighs would be misplaced.
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Many people must be sighing with dismay, because we have all been here before.
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I can tell them that it is not for nothing that some years ago it was given the name of the bridge of sighs.
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In the course of the presentation he sighed.
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I prefer that noise to be described as a silent gesture of incredulity rather than a sighing noise.
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Deep sighs of relief were heaved on that side of the table.
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I do not believe that the people of this country, if they sighed at all, sighed for any of those reasons.
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In fact, the reverse happened: there were sighs of relief from most people.
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I am caught in a crossfire of sighs.
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How they must have sighed with relief when the second day's returns came in.
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We should have the courage to make a dash for freedom, rather than heaving sighs of relief.
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