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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tàn]
  1. 1. verb [叹气] sigh
    lament
  2. 2. verb [吟哦] chant
  3. 3. verb [赞美] extol
    marvel at

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tàn]
  1. 1. verb sigh
    一声
    heave a sigh
  2. 2. verb exclaim in admiration; acclaim; praise
    为奇迹
    admire and praise sth. as a wonderful achievement

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tàn]
  1. 1.
    长吁短
  2. 2. 吟咏,有节奏地拉长腔诵读
    一唱三
  3. 3. 因赞美而发出长声
    为观止。
    赏。
    服。

Examples

了一口气
heave a sigh
慨然而
长长地了一口气。
'She doesn't want to marry me,' he said with a deep sigh.
“她不想嫁给我,”说着他深深地了口气。
to heave a sigh
了一口气
with a sigh/laugh
了口气/笑着地
Kate took a long pull on her cigarette and sighed.
凯特深深吸了口烟,了口气。
In two minutes his eyelids closed, his chin fell on his breast, he gave a deep sigh, and instantly was in a profound sleep, breathing loudly.
两分钟后他的眼皮合上了,下巴垂到胸口,他深深地了口气,随后立即陷入了酣睡,响亮地打着呼噜。

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