叹息

sigh

verb Rare #25,465
sigh Somewhat more literary than the everyday verb 叹气.
CH: 她听完后轻轻叹息。
EN: She sighed softly after listening.

他叹息说。

He sighed.

“我丢了钱包。”约翰叹息道。

“I lost my wallet,” John sighed.

为何半夜坐起来叹息?

Why sit up and sigh in the middle of the night?

— 小姐 (2016)

只能叹息着太过年轻了但却是幸福的

All I can do is sigh and say that I was too young—but happy.

— 起风了 (2013)