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单词 suspire
释义 sus·pire
\səˈspī(ə)r, -īə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English suspiren, from Latin suspirare to draw a deep breath, sigh, from sub- + spirare to breathe — more at spirit
intransitive verb
1. : to draw a long breath : sigh, respire
 < the patient began to suspire — Ellery Sedgwick >
 < like two fish … suspended, and suspiring in a golden, liquid atmosphere — Hervey Allen >
2. : to long for something — used with for or after
transitive verb
: to utter or give forth with a breath or sigh
 < I have caught myself suspiring, “Ah, those were the days!” — J.S.Redding >
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