exhalation
/ˌekshəˈleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌekshəˈleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌeks-hə-ˈlā-shən ˌek-sə-/ (ame, mw)
exhalation — noun
- exhalationsingular
- exhalationsplural
1. the process by which a person pushes air from inside the lungs out through the n
the process by which a person pushes air from inside the lungs out through the nose or mouth
The yoga teacher told Aylin to soften her shoulders on every exhalation.
collocation: on the exhalation
Doctors measure how much carbon dioxide leaves the body with each exhalation.
pattern: with each exhalation
Gabriela slowed her breathing so that each exhalation lasted twice as long as the inhalation.
After running up six flights of stairs, Minh felt every exhalation burn in his chest.
The singing coach explained that controlled exhalation is the key to holding a long note.
- exhale
verb form; the act of breathing out
- breathing out
everyday phrase; far more common than the noun 'exhalation'
- expiration
medical / physiological register; rare in daily speech
- inhalation
the opposite phase of the breath cycle
文法句型
on the exhalation
during exhalation
用法筆記
Frequently appears in yoga, meditation, music, and clinical contexts where the act of breathing out is treated as a deliberate, measurable event. In everyday speech most people just say 'breath out'.
常見錯誤
2. the cloud of air, water vapour, smoke, or smell that leaves the mouth or nose wh
the cloud of air, water vapour, smoke, or smell that leaves the mouth or nose when a person or animal breathes out
On the cold platform, Eve's exhalation hung in the air like a small white cloud.
visible breath in cold weather
Dylan tilted his head back and let a slow exhalation of cigarette smoke drift toward the ceiling.
pattern: an exhalation of [smoke]
The dragon in the children's book defeats the knight with one fiery exhalation.
Sivan could smell coffee on every exhalation from the man sitting next to her on the bus.
文法句型
an exhalation of [vapour/smoke/breath]
用法筆記
Distinguished from sense 1: this names the visible or smellable substance that leaves the lungs, not the action itself. Often used for breath made visible by cold, smoke, or vapour.