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Phew is not a word you build into a long sentence so much as a sound you write down. You say it when you let out a breath — you are hot, tired, or, most often, relieved that something is over. It can also be the little blow people make at a bad smell. It is informal. In writing it often stands alone: “Phew! That was close.” Older and younger speakers all use it; it has been on the page since the 1600s as a copy of that sharp breath out.
呼(鬆口氣、嫌熱或嫌臭時的聲音)
組成A sound-word for a sharp breath out, written down since the early 1600s. Not built from smaller English pieces.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
phewintj/fjuː/
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Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.
- Phew, that took a long time to cook!
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Used to show disgust.
- Phew, it stinks in here!
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。