| 释义 |
sigh/sai/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. emit a long deep audible breath expressive of sadness, weariness, longing, relief, etc. 叹气；叹息(以表达悲伤、疲劳、渴望或欣慰等意) 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for) yearn for (a lost person or thing) 渴望，思慕(失去的人或物) 3 tr. utter or express with sighs 叹息着说 ‘Never!’ he sighed “绝不！”他叹息着说 4 intr. (of the wind etc.) make a sound like sighing (风等)发出叹息似的声响 ●n. 1 the act or an instance of sighing 叹息；叹气 2 a sound made in sighing 叹息声；叹气声 a sigh of relief 宽慰地叹了一口气 [Middle English sihen etc., probably a back-formation from sihte, past of sīhen, from Old English sīcan] |