A sound you make out loud, written down. It is a breathy, whistling out-breath, and English writes it "whew" (some writers spell it "phew"). It carries relief above all: the danger has passed, the test is over, the near-miss missed.

A sound you make out loud, written down這是一個你會發出聲音、然後被寫下來的字. It is a breathy, whistling out-breath這是一種帶著氣音、像吹口哨般的吐氣聲, and English writes it "whew"英文寫成「whew」 (some writers spell it "phew"有些人會拼成「phew」). It carries relief above all它主要是表達鬆一口氣的感覺: the danger has passed危險過去了, the test is over考試結束了, the near-miss missed差一點就出事但沒事了.

"Whew! I thought I'd lost my passport." It also does two other jobs.

"Whew!」「呼！」 I thought I'd lost my passport."「我還以為我把護照弄丟了。」 It also does two other jobs它還有另外兩種用法.

It can mean you are physically worn out or too hot — "Whew, it's boiling in here" — because that is the same tired breath. And it can mean plain surprise at something big, expensive, or impressive: "Whew, that's a lot of money." Which one it means comes almost entirely from the situation, so a reader has to look at what happened just before.

It can mean you are physically worn out or too hot它可以表示你身體很累或太熱 — "Whew, it's boiling in here"「Whew, it's boiling in here」 — because that is the same tired breath因為那也是同一種疲憊的吐氣. And it can mean plain surprise at something big, expensive, or impressive它也可以純粹表示對某件很大、很貴或很驚人的事感到驚訝: "Whew, that's a lot of money."「Whew, that's a lot of money.」 Which one it means comes almost entirely from the situation到底是哪一種意思，幾乎完全要看當下的情境, so a reader has to look at what happened just before所以讀者得看前面發生了什麼事.

It sits alone, usually with a comma or exclamation mark after it, at the start of what you say. It is casual and spoken — natural in speech, in messages, in dialogue in a story, but out of place in an essay or a business email.

It sits alone它通常獨立存在, usually with a comma or exclamation mark after it後面常接逗號或驚嘆號, at the start of what you say放在一句話的開頭. It is casual and spoken它是口語、隨性的用法 — natural in speech, in messages, in dialogue in a story用在說話、傳訊息、故事對話裡都很自然, but out of place in an essay or a business email但放在論文或商業email裡就不合適.