sigh

英 [saɪ]

美 [saɪ]

v. 叹气; 叹息; 叹着气说; 叹息道; 悲鸣
n. 叹气; 叹息

过去式：sighed　第三人称单数：sighs　现在分词：sighing　复数：sighs　过去分词：sighed　

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同义词辨析

sigh groan moan【导航词义：叹息，呻吟】

sighv. 叹息，叹气

〔辨析〕

指因厌烦、失望、疲惫等而发出叹气声。

〔例证〕

She looked out of the window, sighing for her lost youth.
她看着窗外，为自己失去的青春而叹息。
The lady next to him didn't answer and sighed deeply.
他旁边的妇女没回答，深深地叹了一口气。
What made him sigh with relief?
他为什么松了口气？

groanv. 呻吟，叹息

〔辨析〕

多指因疼痛、心烦、失望等而呻吟，有时也指因快乐而哼哼。

〔例证〕

The patient groaned painfully as he was lifted onto the stretcher.
病人被抬上担架时在痛苦地呻吟着。
He lay on the bed groaning.
他躺在床上呻吟。
As she kissed him, he groaned with pleasure.
被她亲了一口，他愉快地哼哼着。

moanv. 呻吟，哼哼

〔辨析〕

指因疼痛、郁闷、激情等而发出长而低沉的声音。

〔例证〕

The wounded man moaned ceaselessly.
那个伤员呻吟不止。
The sick woman moaned in pain.
那个生病的女人在痛苦地呻吟。

牛津词典

verb

叹气；叹息
to take and then let out a long deep breath that can be heard, to show that you are disappointed, sad, tired, etc.
1. He sighed deeply at the thought.
  想到这里，他深深叹了口气。
2. 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。
叹着气说；叹息道
to say sth with a sigh
1. ‘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。
悲鸣
to make a long sound like a sigh

noun

叹气；叹息
an act or the sound of sighing
1. to give/heave/let out a sigh
  发出叹息
2. a deep sigh
  深深的叹息
3. ‘I'll wait,’ he said with a sigh.
  “我就等呗。”他叹口气说。
4. We all breathed a sigh of relief when it was over.
  事情过去后，我们大家都松了一口气。

柯林斯词典

VERB 叹气;叹息;深呼气
When yousigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure.
1. Michael sighed wearily...
  迈克尔疲惫地叹了口气。
2. Roberta sighed with relief...
  罗伯塔松了口气。
3. Dad sighed and stood up.
  爸爸叹了口气站了起来。
4. Sighis also a noun.
5. She kicked off her shoes with a sigh...
  她深深地呼了口气，踢掉了鞋子。
6. Prue heaved a weary sigh.
  普吕疲倦地叹了口气。
VERB 叹着气说;叹息道
If yousighsomething, you say it with a sigh.
1. 'Oh, sorry. I forgot.' — 'Everyone forgets,' the girl sighed.
  “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。
VERB (风)发出叹息般的声音，悲鸣
If the windsighsthrough a place, it moves through the place with a sound like a sigh.
1. The wind sighed through the valley.
  风在山谷里呼啸而过。
PHRASE 松了口气;如释重负
If people breathe or heave asigh of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening.
1. There was a big sigh of relief once the economic reform plan was agreed...
  经济改革计划一获批准，人们都大大舒了一口气。
2. There was an audible sigh of relief in Washington when the foreign ministers decided to postpone the meeting.
  各国外长决定推迟会议后，华盛顿如释重负。

英英释义

noun

an utterance made by exhaling audibly
Synonym:suspiration
a sound like a person sighing
1. she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees

verb

heave or utter a sigh
1. She sighed sadly
Synonym:suspire
utter with a sigh

双语例句

'I'll go up in one second, I promise.' — 'Never mind,' I said with a sigh. 'I'll do it.'
“我保证马上就上来。”——“没关系，”我叹了口气说，“我自己来。”
Roberta sighed with relief
罗伯塔松了口气。
There was an audible sigh of relief in Washington when the foreign ministers decided to postpone the meeting.
各国外长决定推迟会议后，华盛顿如释重负。
Giving a sigh, she fell to her knees at my feet
她叹了一口气，跪倒在我脚边。
It was a long, grieving sound, like a sigh& almost like a sob.
这一声叫喊又悠长又凄楚，似是长叹，又似是呜咽。
He let loose a long, deep sigh
他突然喟然长叹了一声。
I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.
我忍不住发出一声赞叹。
He slowly sat on the seat with a sigh.
他叹了一口气，慢慢地坐到位子上。
'I wish I had a friend,'she said with a sigh.
她叹了一口气说，我有个朋友就好了。
After she finished writing up the interview, she heaved a sigh as if relieved of a heavy burden.
她写完采访，松了一口气，觉得如释重负。