sigh
sigh — 動詞
1. to slowly release a long breath that makes a soft noise, often revealing your em
嘆氣
因疲倦、難過或放心而緩慢呼氣出聲
to slowly release a long breath that makes a soft noise, often revealing your emotional state such as tiredness, sadness, relief, or pleasure
Adina sighed with relief when she heard the exam results.
Adina 聽到考試結果時，鬆了一口氣，嘆了一聲。
sigh + with + [emotion]
Daichi sighed heavily and put down the heavy suitcase.
Daichi 重重地嘆了一口氣，放下了沉重的行李箱。
sigh + heavily
After seeing the bill, Mr. Tanaka sighed and shook his head.
看到帳單後，田中先生嘆了口氣，搖了搖頭。
Kemi sighed as she looked at the long list of chores.
看著那一長串家務，Kemi 嘆了一口氣。
Paloma sighed and said, 'I wish the weekend would never end.'
Paloma 嘆了一口氣說：「真希望週末永遠不要結束。」
- groan
a deeper, longer sound expressing pain or complaint rather than tiredness or relief
- exhale
purely physical act of breathing out, without emotional meaning
- breathe out
neutral and descriptive, lacking the emotional quality of sighing
- gasp
a sudden sharp intake of breath rather than a slow release
- hold one's breath
the opposite action — keeping air in rather than letting it out
文法句型
sigh + with [emotion]
sigh + [quoted speech]
sigh + heavily / deeply
用法筆記
Frequently used with a quoted statement showing the speaker's emotion: 'I suppose I have no choice,' she sighed. The emotion itself is usually indicated by context rather than by the verb alone.
常見錯誤
2. when moving air such as the wind makes a soft, gentle noise that resembles a per
低鳴
風穿過樹林或空間時發出輕柔長音
when moving air such as the wind makes a soft, gentle noise that resembles a person sighing — for instance, as it passes through leaves or around buildings
The wind sighed through the pine trees all night long.
風在松樹間低鳴了一整晚。
sigh + through [place]
A cold breeze sighed softly around the old castle walls.
一陣冷風在古城牆四周輕輕低鳴。
The autumn leaves trembled as the wind sighed among them.
秋葉隨著風在林間低鳴而顫動。
Wei listened as the warm evening breeze sighed gently through the bamboo grove.
Wei 靜聽溫暖的晚風在竹林間輕柔低鳴。
文法句型
wind/breeze + sigh + through/around [place]
用法筆記
Only used of wind, breeze, or moving air in literary or descriptive writing. Not used for mechanical or artificial sounds, even if they resemble a sigh.
sigh — 名詞
1. a long, slow breath that makes a soft sound and shows an emotion such as tiredne
嘆息
因情緒而緩慢呼氣發出的聲音
a long, slow breath that makes a soft sound and shows an emotion such as tiredness, sadness, relief, or pleasure
Aylin let out a deep sigh and closed the book.
Aylin 深深地嘆了一口氣，把書闔上。
let out a sigh
Felix heard a soft sigh from the back of the classroom.
Felix 聽到教室後方傳來輕柔的嘆息聲。
Esme gave a sigh of relief when the rain finally stopped.
雨終於停了，Esme 鬆了一口氣。
With a tired sigh, Christopher sat down on the nearest chair.
Christopher 疲憊地嘆了一聲，在最近的椅子上坐了下來。
A long sigh escaped Renata's lips as she finished the marathon.
Renata 跑完馬拉松時，一聲長長的嘆息從她嘴裡逸出。
- exhalation
formal and neutral, without emotional meaning
- groan
a deeper, longer sound made in pain or complaint
- breath
can be neutral or emotional depending on context, but lacks the distinctive slow-audible character of a sigh
- gasp
a sudden intake of breath, the opposite movement of air
文法句型
a sigh of [emotion]
let out a sigh
with a sigh
a [adjective] sigh
用法筆記
Commonly appears in fixed phrases: 'a sigh of relief' (expressing that something unpleasant has ended), 'with a sigh' (introducing an action done while sighing), and 'heave a sigh' (to sigh deeply and noticeably).
常見錯誤
2. a long, soft sound that resembles a human sigh, produced by moving air, wind, or
低鳴聲
類似嘆息的風聲或空氣流動聲
a long, soft sound that resembles a human sigh, produced by moving air, wind, or something releasing air slowly
The only sound was the sigh of the wind through the tall grass.
唯一的聲音是風穿過高草的低鳴聲。
the sigh of + [wind/breeze]
Bao could hear the gentle sigh of air escaping from the tire.
Bao 可以聽到空氣從輪胎逸出的輕柔低鳴聲。
A soft sigh came from the old wooden door as it swung open.
老舊木門推開時發出了輕柔的低鳴聲。
The sigh of the breeze through the leaves reminded Anya of home.
微風穿過樹葉的低鳴聲讓 Anya 想起了家鄉。
文法句型
the sigh of [the wind / air]
a sigh of [escaping air]