wheeze
英 [wiːz]
美 [wiz]
- vi. 喘息；呼哧呼哧地響
- vt. 喘息著說；喘息地發出
- n. 喘息；喘氣聲
助記提示
1. hiss <==> wheeze, whiz, whistle.
2. 同源、相近、擬聲相近的單詞：wheeze, whiz, whistle.
3. wh-開頭的這類同源擬聲詞：whine, whinny; wheeze, whiz, whistle.
中文詞源
英文詞源
- wheeze (v.)
- mid-15c., probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hvoesa "to hiss," Danish hvæse cognate with Old English hwæst "act of blowing," hwosan "to cough," from an imitative root. Related: Wheezed; wheezing. The noun is first recorded 1834.
雙語例句
- 1. He came up with what seemed like a clever wheeze.
- 他提出了一個看起來還不錯的主意。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The old man managed to wheeze out a few words.
- 老人勉強地喘息著說出了幾句話.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. He has a slight wheeze in his chest.
- 他呼吸時胸部發出輕微的響聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He was awakened once from a faint by a wheeze close in his ear.
- 有一次,他從昏迷中給一種貼著他耳朵喘息的聲音驚醒了.
來自英漢文學 - 熱愛生命
- 5. Now that wheeze is over, Asia will suffer too.
- 既然這種策略失效了, 那麽亞洲也將遭受損失.
來自互聯網