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单词 suspire
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suspire

[ suh-spahyuhr ]
/ səˈspaɪər /
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verb (used without object), sus·pired, sus·pir·ing.

to sigh.
to breathe.

verb (used with object), sus·pired, sus·pir·ing.

to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.

Origin of suspire

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin suspīrāre, equivalent to su-su- + spīrāre to breathe

Words nearby suspire

suspensory muscle of duodenum, suspicion, suspicional, suspicious, suspiration, suspire, Susquehanna, suss, sussed, Sussex, Sussex spaniel
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British Dictionary definitions for suspire

suspire
/ (səˈspaɪə) /

verb archaic, or poetic

to sigh or utter with a sigh; yearn
(intr) to breathe; respire

Derived forms of suspire

suspiration (ˌsʌspɪˈreɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for suspire

C15: from Latin suspīrāre to take a deep breath, from sub- + spīrāre to breathe
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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