| 词组 | sigh |
| 释义 | verb | noun sigh1 /saɪ/ verb to breathe out with a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired, or pleased about somethingadverbssigh deeply/heavily Frankie stared out of the window and sighed deeply.sigh loudly He showed his disappointment by sighing loudly.sigh softly Dougal heard him sigh softly with relief.sigh wearily (=in way that shows you are tired) Donna sighed wearily and continued her work.sigh audibly (=in a way that people can hear) His mother sighed audibly but said nothing.sigh inwardly (=in your own mind but not in a way that other people can hear) I sighed inwardly when he said the talk would last another 20 minutes.phrasessigh with relief/frustration/despair etc Marcus sighed with relief when he saw her. verb | noun sigh2 /saɪ/ noun the act of breathing out with a long sound, because you are bored, disappointed, tired, or pleased about somethingadjectivesa deep sigh Paul gave a deep sigh of relief when he heard that the children were safe.a long sigh With a long sigh, he turned and pulled the door shut.a huge/great/big sigh She heaved a great sigh as she put her bags down.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 (=which shows you are tired) With a weary sigh, he rubbed a hand over his eyes.an audible sigh (=that people can hear) There was an audible sigh from the teacher when I gave my answer.a collective sigh (=one that many people give at the same time) She heard a collective sigh of relief as she announced her decision.verbslet out/give a sigh She let out a sigh of disappointment.heave a sigh (=sigh loudly and deeply) Uncle Walter heaved a sigh and slumped back in his chair.prepositionsa sigh of relief/exasperation/satisfaction etc At last the girl stopped eating and sat back with a sigh of satisfaction.phrasesbreathe a sigh of relief (=stop feeling worried or frightened, especially when you also sigh) When he had left, Miranda breathed a sigh of relief. | We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard they were safe. |
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