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sigh

Word family 
sigh1 /saɪ/ ●●○ verb [intransitiveI]  
1  BREATHEto breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc 叹气，叹息〔尤因厌烦、失望、疲倦等〕
 ‘Well, there’s nothing we can do about it now, ’ she sighed.
“唉，我们现在对此无能为力。”她叹口气说。
sigh heavily/deeply
 Frankie stared out of the window and sighed deeply.
弗朗基凝望着窗外，深深地叹了口气。
sigh with
 He sighed with despair at the thought of all the opportunities he had missed.
想到自己错过的一个个机会，他绝望地叹了口气。
► see thesaurus at breathe
2  SOUND literary if the wind sighs, it makes a long sound like someone sighing 〔风〕呼啸，呜咽
 The wind sighed in the trees.
林中风声呜咽。
3  sigh for something SAD/UNHAPPYto be sad because you are thinking about a pleasant time in the past 为〔过去的美好时光〕悲叹[叹惜]
 Emilia sighed for her lost youth.
埃米莉亚悲叹逝去的青春。
Examples from the Corpus
sigh for something• Emilia sighed for her lost youth.
Examples from the Corpus
sigh• "I know, " she sighed.• "That's life, I suppose, '' she sighed.• Luce read it through twice, and sighed.• Eventually he sighed again, picked up his bag and went on up the steps into his house.• A tiny echo sighed back at him.• She sighed crossly, was about to dispose of the paper when a wicked thought possessed her.• Frank sighed deeply and stared out of the window.• The trees swayed and sighed gently in the soft wind.• She sighed lightly and pushed the door closed before she turned to dress.• She turned away from the window, sighing wearily as she glanced round the room.• Sighing wearily, she began her routine of getting ready for bed.• He sighed with a mixture of delight and despair.
sigh heavily/deeply• Its roots rustled contentedly and it sighed deeply.• Jane flopped forward on her chair and sighed heavily.• He sighed heavily, and forced himself to relax.• In this he carefully laid Tess, and kissing her lips, sighed deeply and happily.• At last she sighed heavily, closed her magazine and sat back in her chair with her hands clasped in her lap.• Eventually he sighed deeply, pushed himself to his feet and with a wan smile departed.• He sighed deeply, stepping up to the white line.• Kissinger would sigh deeply, then take it up once again.
sigh2 ●●○ noun [countableC]  
BREATHEan act or sound of sighing 叹气，叹息
sigh of
 She let out a sigh of impatience.
她不耐烦地叹了口气。
give/let out/heave a sigh
 Laura shrugged, and gave a heavy sigh.
劳拉耸耸肩，重重地叹了口气。
 We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard they were safe.
听到他们平安无事，我们都松了一口气。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
give/let out a sigh
She let out a sigh of disappointment.
heave a sigh (=to sigh loudly and deeply)
Uncle Walter heaved a sigh and slumped back in his chair.
breathe a sigh of relief
When he had left, Miranda breathed a sigh of relief.
adjectives
a deep sigh
Jimmy gave a deep sigh and shrugged.
a long sigh
With a long sigh, she tried to shake off her sombre mood.
a huge/great/big sigh
She heaved a great sigh.
a heavy sigh (=a big sad sigh)
Finally, she turned away from the mirror with a heavy sigh.
a little/small sigh
Quinn let out a little sigh and closed the book.
a weary sigh
With a weary sigh, she rubbed a hand over her eyes.
an audible sigh (=a sigh that can be heard)
Tonight she breathed an audible sigh of relief as the show ended.
a collective sigh (=a sigh that many people give at the same time)
She heard a collective sigh of relief as she announced her acceptance.
phrases
a sigh of relief/exasperation/satisfaction etc
At last the girl stopped eating and sat back with a sigh of satisfaction.
Examples from the Corpus
sigh• The water companies are heaving a sigh of relief.• It was amazing what a sigh could do.• "Oh no!" he said with a sigh, "Not again!"• Tabitha flung herself at the hard bunk with an angry sigh.• Irene closed the door behind her and breathed a big sigh of relief.• She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh.• The chief let out a deep sigh.• Those whose companies' dealings with Codelco declined during that time frame say they are heaving sighs of relief.• Quinn let out a little sigh and closed the book.
sigh of• With a sigh of exhaustion, she let them leave.
Origin sigh1
Old English sican
sigh1 verbsigh2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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sigh

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGH | SIGH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, deep, great, heavy, huge深深的歎息；沉重的歎息▸➤little, slight, small, soft輕輕歎氣；小聲的歎息➤loud, quiet大聲的／輕輕的歎息▸➤audible, silent聽得見的歎息聲；無聲的歎息◇There was an audible sigh of relief when the news came through that nobody was hurt.無人受傷的消息傳來，人們都大大地鬆了口氣。➤inward心裏的歎息◇Nancy heaved an inward sigh but did as her son suggested.南希心裏歎了口氣，但還是照她兒子說的做了。➤exaggerated誇張的歎息聲▸➤long長歎▸➤exhausted, long-suffering, weary筋疲力盡的／忍辱負重的／疲憊的歎息聲➤defeated, resigned失意的／無奈的歎息聲➤wistful傷感的歎息◇His departure prompted a few wistful sighs and the odd tear from admirers.他的離去引來崇拜者的幾聲悲歎和些許眼淚。➤annoyed, exasperated, frustrated, irritated (especially NAmE) 生氣的／惱怒的／失意的／惱火的歎息➤relieved鬆了口氣➤contented, satisfied滿足地／滿意地舒了口氣▸➤collective齊聲歎息◇The crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief.大家同時鬆了一口氣。VERB + SIGH➤breathe, give, heave, let out, release發出歎息◇I breathed a sigh of relief.我鬆了一口氣。➤hold back, repress, stifle, suppress止住歎息；壓住歎息；忍住歎息▸➤hear聽見歎息聲SIGH + VERB➤escape sb某人（不自覺地）發出歎息聲◇A weary sigh escaped him.他疲憊不堪，不自覺地歎了口氣。➤come歎氣◇A heavy sigh came from her mother.她母親深深地歎了口氣。PREPOSITION➤on a sigh在歎息中◇She let out her breath on a sigh.她歎息着舒了口氣。➤with a sigh歎着氣◇'I suppose we'd better get back to work!' he said with a heavy sigh.“我想我們最好回去幹活吧！”他重重地歎了口氣說。➤sigh of⋯的氣息◇She gave a deep sigh of contentment.她心滿意足，深深舒了口氣。PHRASES➤a sigh of relief鬆一口氣  ➡ note at sound
sigh

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤deeply, heavily深深地／重重地歎氣◇She sighed heavily and sat down.她深深地歎了口氣，坐了下來。➤softly輕輕地歎氣▸➤audibly, loudly出聲地／大聲地歎氣▸➤inwardly心裏歎了口氣▸➤a little小聲歎氣▸➤contentedly, happily滿足地／高興地舒一口氣◇She looked at her son and sighed happily.她看着兒子，高興地舒了口氣。➤dreamily恍惚地歎了口氣◇The girl watching him sighed dreamily.一直在看他的女孩恍惚地歎了口氣。➤dejectedly, sadly, wistfully沮喪地／傷感地／渴望地歎息▸➤resignedly無奈地歎氣▸➤wearily疲憊地歎氣◇He sighed wearily as he looked at the pile of work.看着那一大堆文件，他疲憊地歎了口氣。➤angrily, exasperatedly, impatiently生氣地／惱怒地／不耐煩地歎氣PREPOSITION➤in因⋯歎氣◇He sighed in exasperation.他惱怒地歎了口氣。➤with⋯得歎氣◇We sighed with relief when the noise stopped.噪音停了下來，我們鬆了口氣。
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sigh verb
⇨ whisper
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