exhalation

n. 呼气, 蒸发, 散发物 [医] 呼出

发音

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词形变化

exhalations 复数 exhalations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act or process of exhaling; breathing out

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    short exhalations of breath

  2. 2.

    That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam

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    exhalations from the earth or flowers

    For a week the party watched the flood, and each day it receded to a considerable extent. A thick deposit of mud was left behind, but though the sun shone out warmly no offensive exhalations arose.

  3. 3.

    A bright phenomenon; a meteor.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

expiration halitus

上位词 1

breath

下位词 7

blow wind puff snorting puffing huffing halitosis

整体词 3

breathing ventilation respiration

词源

From Latin exhālātiō, from exhālō (“to breathe out, to exhale”), from hālō (“to breathe”). Equivalent to exhale + -ation.

来源：wiktionary