suspire

英 [sə'spaɪə] 美
  • vi. 叹息,叹气;呼吸
  • vt. 叹气

词态变化


第三人称单数: suspires;过去式: suspired;过去分词: suspired;现在分词: suspiring;

中文词源


suspire 叹息,叹气

sus-,在下,-spir,呼吸,词源同 spirit,perspire.引申词义叹息,叹气。

英文词源


suspire (v.)
mid-15c., "to sigh," from Old French souspirer (Modern French soupirer), or directly from Latin suspirare "to draw a deep breath, heave a sigh," from assimilated form of sub "under" (see sub-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Related: Suspired; suspiring; suspiral; suspirious.

双语例句


1. The patient began to suspire.
病人开始呼吸.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. All creatures still warmly suspire.
所有的生物都安静温暖地呼气著.

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