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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 叹息
[tànxī]
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verb
sigh
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 叹息
[tànxī]
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[Literary]
heave a sigh; sigh
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 叹息
[tànxī]
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1.
动
感叹;叹气
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摇头叹息。
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Examples
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垂头叹息
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hang one's head and sigh
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由于临场发挥失利,他没能拿到金牌,令人扼腕叹息。
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What a pity that, due to underperforming, he failed to win the gold medal.
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叹息。
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扼腕叹息
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在座者无不喟然叹息。
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an eloquent sigh
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绘声绘色的叹息
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to repress a sigh
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忍住叹息
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"I can't even thread a needle." says Julie, sighing.
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“我甚至都不会穿针”,朱莉叹息着说。
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Collocations
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连声叹息
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to sigh continuously
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叹息不已
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to sigh endlessly
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扼腕叹息
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to be sorry for sth ( with a sigh)
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叹息一声
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to give a sigh
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