sigh
(saI; sai)
<<不及物动词>>
1 a. [因悲伤、放心、疲倦等而] 叹气,叹息 [with,for]
~ with vexation [relief]
发出烦恼 [欣慰] 的叹息
~ fo rgrief
悲叹
She ~ed heavily.
她深深地叹息
b. ((文语))<风>发出叹息似的声音 [飒飒声]
The wind ~ed in the branches.
风在树枝间发出叹息的声音
2
a. (悲伤、羡慕而) [对…]发出叹息声[over]
~ over one's misfortune
悲叹自己的不幸
All the girls ~ed over Betty's beautiful dress.
所有的女孩子看到贝蒂的漂亮衣服都发出赞叹的声音
b. 向往[…],仰慕[…][for]
She ~ed for her lost youth.
她向往 [渴望恢复] 她逝去的青春
<<及物动词>>
1 以叹息声说…
~ (out) a prayer
以叹息似的声音祈祷
2 叹息著说…
"I'm tired out." he ~ed.
他叹息著说 :“我筋疲力竭了!”
<<可数名词>>
叹气,叹息
(with) a ~ of grief [relief]
带著悲伤 [欣慰] 的叹息
heave [sigh, give (out)] a ~
发出一声叹息
例句:
What are you sighing about?Is something wrong?
你叹息什么?出什么事了?
I hope you are not still sighing over that boy.
我希望你不再为那个小伙子伤心叹息。