suspire

• vi. 叹息，叹气；呼吸
• vt. 叹气

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

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.

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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