汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 长吁短叹
cháng xū duǎn tàn
长吁短叹 (長吁短嘆)
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
吁 sigh / Long and short sighs constantly / Describe a worried look
叹息 叹气 唉声叹气 嗟叹 兴叹
欢歌笑语
吁叹息。长一声、短一声不住地叹气。形容发愁的神情。
长 (長) zhǎng/cháng 吁 (籲) xū/yù 短 duǎn 叹 (嘆) tàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

你长吁短叹，翻来覆去，试图能够入睡。

You sigh, toss and turn, and try to get to sleep.

忽闻有人在牡丹亭畔，长吁短叹。

Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and some sighing deeply.

他忽闻有人在牡丹亭畔长吁短叹。

Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.

喜庆的圣诞夜，三个姑娘早早地蜷在炕上睡觉了，剩下父亲在长吁短叹。

Happy Christmas Eve, three girls early in the Kangshang to sleep curled up, leaving the father in sigh deeply.

忽闻有人在牡丹亭畔长吁短叹。允潜步窥立，乃府中歌姬貂禅也。

In the muffle he heard moans and sighs approximate the Peony Pavilion. Stealing over, he discovered the singing girl, Diaochan.

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