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呼吸

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Respire \Re*spire"\, v. t.
   1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to
      breathe.

            A native of the land where I respire The clear air
            for a while.                          --Byron.

   2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson.

Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired}
   (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare,
   respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F.
   respirer. See {Spirit}.]
   1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
      --Spenser.

            Here leave me to respire.             --Milton.

            From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron.

   2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and
      exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of
      maintaining the vitality of the blood.

资料来源 : WordNet®

respire
     v 1: breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
     2: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of
        respiration by taking up oxygen and producing
        carbonmonoxide
     3: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
        better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
        [syn: {breathe}, {take a breath}, {suspire}]