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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