"sighs" in Chinese (Simplified)
叹息声叹气
Definition
指人深深呼出一口气的声音或动作,常用来表示疲惫、悲伤、释然或沮丧。作为动词形式时,表示某人这样叹气。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个词既可用于字面意义,也可用于表达情绪。'A sigh' 是单数名词;'sighs' 可以是复数名词,也可以是第三人称单数动词。常见搭配有 'let out a sigh'、'deep sigh' 和 'sigh with relief'。学习者容易把它和发音相同的 'sign' 混淆。
Examples
He sighs when he is tired.
他累的时候会**叹气**。
I heard two long sighs in the room.
我在房间里听到了两声长长的**叹息**。
She sighs with relief after the test.
考试后,她如释重负地**叹了口气**。
My dad sighs every time the internet stops working.
每次网络一断,我爸都会**叹气**。
She just looked at the mess and sighs, like she's too tired to deal with it.
她只是看了看这一团糟,然后**叹气**,像是累得不想处理了。
When the bill came, there were a few quiet sighs around the table.
账单拿来时,桌边响起了几声轻轻的**叹息**。