wheeze

英 [wiːz] 美 [wiːz]

• v. 喘息；呼哧呼哧地响
• n. 喘息声

英英释义

Noun:

1. breathing with a husky or whistling sound

2. (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick;

   "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"
   

Verb:

1. breathe with difficulty

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The old man managed to wheeze out a few words.
   老人勉强地喘息着说出了几句话。
2. This old instrument can only wheeze out a tune now.
   这只旧乐器现在只能呼哧呼哧地奏出一个曲调。
3. That truck was older than he was.It would wheeze and rattle down the road.
   那卡车比他还要老，会发出呼哧呼哧的响然后沿路开下去。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has a slight wheeze in his chest.
   他呼吸时胸部发出轻微的响声。
2. He was awaken once from a faint by a wheeze close in his ear.
   有一次他从昏迷中被耳边传来的喘息声惊醒。

经典引文

• Joggers pounded past, wheezing slightly in the autumnal air.

  出自： A. Craig

词汇搭配

• wheeze out 喘息着说出

近反义词

【近义词】

• pant 喘息
• gasp 喘气
• rasp 用锉刀锉
• rattle 嘎嘎作响
• cough 咳嗽
• whistle 口哨
• breathe 呼吸
• puff 喷出
• buzz 发出嗡嗡声
• whisper 低语
• hiss 嘘声
• breath 呼吸