sighn. blood-sucking sighs: every sigh was formerly sup-posed to draw a drop of blood from the heart 吸血的嘆息(過(guò)去認(rèn)為每次嘆息都要吸去心里的一滴血)。 △3H.VI.4.4. 21: “Ay,ay,for this I draw in many a tear,/ Andstop the rising of blood-sucking sighs,”是的,是的,為了這個(gè)我強(qiáng)忍下許多眼淚,并且制止了胸頭涌起的一聲聲吸血的嘆息。
sighvb. sighing like furnace: i.e.emitting sighs as a furnaceemits smoke 像爐灶冒煙似的發(fā)出一聲聲嘆息。 △As.2.7.(147): “And then the lover,/ Sighing like furnace,with a woeful ballad / Made to his mistress’eye-brow.”然后是情人,像爐灶一樣嘆著氣,為著他戀人的眉毛做一首纏綿悱惻的詩(shī)。 sigh[sai]v.&n.嘆息,嘆氣 ◇ sigh for sth.渴望,思念 ‖sigh with emotion感慨 sigh with feeling感嘆 |