| 单词 | sigh |
| 释义 | sigh (saɪ ) Word forms: sighs , sighing , sighed 1. verb B2 When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. Michael sighed wearily. [VERB preposition/adverb] Roberta sighed with relief. [VERB preposition/adverb] Dad sighed and stood up. [VERB] Synonyms: breathe out, exhale, moan, suspire [archaic] Sigh is also a noun. She kicked off her shoes with a sigh. Prue heaved a weary sigh. 2. verb If you sigh something, you say it with a sigh. 'Oh, sorry. I forgot.'—'Everyone forgets,' the girl sighed. [VERB with quote] 3. verb If the wind sighs through a place, it moves through the place with a sound like a sigh. [literary] The wind sighed through the valley. [VERB preposition] Synonyms: rustle, whisper, murmur, sough 4. sigh of relief phrase If people breathe or heave a sigh of relief, they feel happy that something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. There was a big sigh of relief once the economic reform plan was agreed. There was an audible sigh of relief in Washington when the foreign ministers decided to postpone the meeting. Collocations: emit a sigh He emits a weary sigh. Times, Sunday Times (2011) You think you can not keep breathing, but your ribcage has other ideas, rising and falling, emitting sighs. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He emits a massive sigh. Times,Sunday Times (2020) The country heaved a sigh of relief. Times, Sunday Times (2012) All of them heave a hearty sigh of relief. Times, Sunday Times (2007) We know what we are walking into and heave a sigh. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Some of the authors even sigh audibly about being expected to give their views. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Looks like the impending doom of watching the eight - 'o-clock movie in silence, on separate couches, sighing audibly and being overly interested in the cat. ST (2010) It's more cost-efficient to burn the wool than go to the bother of selling it, he says, sighing audibly. Smithsonian Mag (2018) The RNLI publicity officer, who has accompanied us on the trip, sighs audibly, and he gives it another go. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I just sighed inwardly. Christianity Today (2000) I sighed inwardly. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Few men realise just how much their partners sigh inwardly at male stupidity - and then discuss it with their female friends. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It made me consider how I would look in his clothes, rather than inwardly sigh at the usual catwalk size six Amazonians. The Sun (2009) He sighed wearily at a joke he must have heard millions of times. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Would you sigh wearily and think: 'Yeah, yeah, they all say that? Times, Sunday Times (2011) 'I predicted it would get that reaction, 'she sighs wearily. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She sighs wistfully. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I sighed wistfully. ST (2010) When I replied, " The Dolomites and the Amalfi Coast ", she sighed wistfully, saying: " That was the honeymoon I wanted. Times,Sunday Times (2019) The doctor put down his notebook, loosened his tie a bit, and let out this long, weary sigh. Times, Sunday Times You can imagine directors everywhere giving a weary sigh. Times, Sunday Times I put my arm around her, but a weary sigh made it clear she wasn't interested. The Sun Business uttered a weary sigh. Times, Sunday Times She gave a weary sigh. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 叹息声, 叹息 Japanese: ため息, ため息をつく |
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