sigh

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in Vietnamese Thở dài, thở ra

BrE /saɪ/ AmE /saɪ/

verb / noun en → vi

1 BREATHE [intransitive] A2

Thở dài, thở ra

to breathe in a long, slow way to show that you are sad or tired

  • sigh with something

Collocations sigh with relief · sigh with sadness

  • She sighed with relief when she saw the doctor.

    Cô thở phào nhẹ nhõm khi nhìn thấy bác sĩ.

2 STATEMENT [transitive] B1

Thốt lên, thở dài nói

to say something in a way that shows you are sad or tired

  • sigh that

Collocations sigh that it is time to go home · sigh that the day is over

  • He sighed that he was too old for such activities.

    Anh thở dài nói rằng mình đã quá già để tham gia các hoạt động như vậy.

1 NOISE [noun] A2

Tiếng thở dài

a long, slow breath that you make when you are sad or tired

  • a sigh

Collocations a deep sigh · a long sigh

  • She let out a deep sigh.

    Cô thở dài một tiếng sâu.