sigh

sigh
verb
  1. [no obj.]emit a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar
    叹气，叹息
    Harry sank into a chair and sighed with relief.
    哈里倒在椅子上，宽慰地松了一口气。
    ■(figurative)(of the wind or something through which the wind blows) make a sound resembling this
    (喻)（风，风吹过的东西）呼啸，悲鸣
    a breeze made the treetops sigh.
    树顶在微风中瑟瑟悲鸣。
    ■(sigh for)(poetic/literary)feel a deep yearning for (someone or something lost, unattainable, or distant)
    (诗／文)渴望，思慕
    he sighed for days gone by.
    他怀念昔日。
noun
  1. a long, deep, audible exhalation expressing sadness, relief, tiredness, or similar
    叹气，叹息；叹息声
    she let out a long sigh of despair.
    她失望地长叹一口气。
    the councils heaved a sigh of relief when they saved over £6 m between them.
    当委员会之间节省了600多万英镑的开支时，他们宽慰地舒了一口气。
    ■(figurative)a gentle sound resembling this, especially one made by the wind
    (喻)（尤指风发出的）叹息般的声音
语源
  1. Middle English (as a verb): probably a back-formation from sighte, past tense of siche, sike, from Old English sĭcan
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