perspire
/pəˈspaɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /pərˈspaɪər/ (ame, ipa) · /pər-ˈspī(-ə)r/ (ame, mw)
perspire — verb
- perspirepresent simple I / you / we / they
- perspireshe / she / it
- perspiredpast simple
- perspiring-ing form
1. to give off tiny drops of moisture from your skin, usually because you are hot o
to give off tiny drops of moisture from your skin, usually because you are hot or anxious
Even in winter, Marcus perspires when he speaks to large crowds.
formal alternative to sweat
The runners perspired heavily by the end of the mountain race.
common adverb: perspire heavily
Under the studio lights, the actor began to perspire.
Nervous parents often perspire while waiting outside the surgery room.
By noon, hikers were perspiring through their shirts on the trail.
- sweat
the normal everyday word in spoken and written English
- break into a sweat
emphasizes the moment sweating starts, often suddenly
- secrete
technical and broader; it can describe producing other body substances too
文法句型
somebody perspires
somebody perspires heavily
somebody begins to perspire
用法筆記
Common in formal, medical, or slightly humorous language. In everyday conversation, people usually say sweat instead.