exhale
/eksˈheɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /eksˈheɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /eks-ˈhāl ek-ˈsāl/ (ame, mw)
exhale — verb
- exhalepresent simple I / you / we / they
- exhaleshe / she / it
- exhaledpast simple
- exhaling-ing form
1. to let the air inside your lungs flow out of your body through your nose or mout
to let the air inside your lungs flow out of your body through your nose or mouth
Fatima closed her eyes and exhaled slowly, letting the tension leave her body.
intransitive with adverb: exhale + slowly/deeply
Hiroshi exhaled a thin stream of cigarette smoke toward the open window.
transitive: exhale + smoke/air/breath
Oluwaseun took a deep breath in, held it for a moment, and then exhaled.
The dragon in the story exhaled fire across the dark sky.
Beatriz leaned back in her chair and exhaled in relief when the results came in.
- breathe out
more everyday and informal than 'exhale'
- expire
formal or medical term; rarely used in everyday speech
- blow out
used specifically for forcing breath out with pressure, e.g. blowing out a candle
- inhale
to breathe air into the lungs — the direct opposite action
- breathe in
the everyday opposite of 'exhale'
文法句型
exhale
exhale + something (air, smoke, breath)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal. When used with a direct object, the object is typically 'air', 'smoke', 'breath', or (in stories) 'fire'.