1 VERB 叹气;叹息;深呼气 When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. 叹气;叹息;深呼气
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Michael sighed wearily. [VERB prep./adv.]
迈克尔疲惫地叹了口气。
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Roberta sighed with relief. [VERB prep./adv.]
罗伯塔松了口气。
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Dad sighed and stood up. [VERB]
爸爸叹了口气站了起来。
SYN breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire [archaic]
2 VERB 叹着气说;叹息道 If you sigh something, you say it with a sigh. 叹着气说;叹息道
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'Oh, sorry. I forgot.' — 'Everyone forgets,' the girl sighed. [VERB with quote]
“哦，对不起，我忘了。”—“每个人都有忘事的时候，”那女孩叹着气说道。
3 VERB (风)发出叹息般的声音，悲鸣 If the wind sighs through a place, it moves through the place with a sound like a sigh. (风)发出叹息般的声音，悲鸣 [literary]
SYN rustle, whisper, murmur, sough
4 PHRASE 松了口气;如释重负 If people breathe or heave a sigh of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. 松了口气;如释重负
| Word Partnership | Use sigh with: |
| VERB. | breathe a sigh, give a sigh, hear a sigh, heave a sigh, let out a sigh 1 |
| ADJ. | collective sigh, deep sigh, long sigh 1 |
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