Definition of suspire in English:

suspire

verb səˈspʌɪəsəˈspaɪ(ə)r

[no object]literary

Breathe.
〈诗/文〉呼吸
we only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire
Synonyms
long for, yearn for, hunger for, thirst for, dream of, aspire to, set one's heart on, have as one's aim, have as one's goal, seek, be bent on

Derivatives

suspiration

noun ˌsʌspɪˈrɛɪʃ(ə)nˌsəspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

literary

With each rapid suspiration he gained more confidence.
Example sentencesExamples
- Also audible are occasional coughs and suspirations from both the ensemble and the audience.
- In addition to such verbalized utterances there will be a number of sighs, suspirations, and ritual gestures: rapid and repeated finger tapping, holding of the head in one hand, or two hands, and so forth.
- I have endeavoured to show that Shakespeare cooperated with this derision of forced love-sighs, writing certain of his sonnets in ridicule of their windy suspiration.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'yearn after'): from Latin suspirare, from sub- 'from below' + spirare 'breathe'.

Rhymes

acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah

Definition of suspire in US English:

suspire

verbsəˈspī(ə)rsəˈspaɪ(ə)r

[no object]literary

Breathe.
〈诗/文〉呼吸
we only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire
Synonyms
long for, yearn for, hunger for, thirst for, dream of, aspire to, set one's heart on, have as one's aim, have as one's goal, seek, be bent on

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘yearn after’): from Latin suspirare, from sub- ‘from below’ + spirare ‘breathe’.

单词	suspire
释义	Definition of suspire in English: suspire verb səˈspʌɪəsəˈspaɪ(ə)r [no object]literary Breathe. 〈诗/文〉呼吸 we only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire Synonyms long for, yearn for, hunger for, thirst for, dream of, aspire to, set one's heart on, have as one's aim, have as one's goal, seek, be bent on Derivatives suspiration noun ˌsʌspɪˈrɛɪʃ(ə)nˌsəspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n literary With each rapid suspiration he gained more confidence. Example sentencesExamples Also audible are occasional coughs and suspirations from both the ensemble and the audience. In addition to such verbalized utterances there will be a number of sighs, suspirations, and ritual gestures: rapid and repeated finger tapping, holding of the head in one hand, or two hands, and so forth. I have endeavoured to show that Shakespeare cooperated with this derision of forced love-sighs, writing certain of his sonnets in ridicule of their windy suspiration. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'yearn after'): from Latin suspirare, from sub- 'from below' + spirare 'breathe'. Rhymes acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah Definition of suspire in US English: suspire verbsəˈspī(ə)rsəˈspaɪ(ə)r [no object]literary Breathe. 〈诗/文〉呼吸 we only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire Synonyms long for, yearn for, hunger for, thirst for, dream of, aspire to, set one's heart on, have as one's aim, have as one's goal, seek, be bent on Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘yearn after’): from Latin suspirare, from sub- ‘from below’ + spirare ‘breathe’.
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