exhalation
/ˌekshəˈleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌekshəˈleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌeks-hə-ˈlā-shən ˌek-sə-/ (ame, mw)
exhalation — 名詞
- exhalationsingular
- exhalationsplural
1. the process by which a person pushes air from inside the lungs out through the n
呼氣；吐氣
把肺裡的空氣呼出體外的動作
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.
瑜伽老師告訴 Aylin 每次呼氣時都要放鬆肩膀。
collocation: on the exhalation
Doctors measure how much carbon dioxide leaves the body with each exhalation.
醫生測量每一次吐氣時身體排出多少二氧化碳。
pattern: with each exhalation
Gabriela slowed her breathing so that each exhalation lasted twice as long as the inhalation.
Gabriela 放慢呼吸，讓每次呼氣的時間是吸氣的兩倍長。
After running up six flights of stairs, Minh felt every exhalation burn in his chest.
跑上六層樓之後，Minh 感覺每一次吐氣胸口都在灼熱。
The singing coach explained that controlled exhalation is the key to holding a long note.
聲樂老師說，控制好呼氣是唱長音的關鍵。
- 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
呼出的氣息
從口鼻呼出的空氣、霧氣或煙
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.
在寒冷的月台上，Eve 呼出的氣息像一小團白雲懸在空中。
visible breath in cold weather
Dylan tilted his head back and let a slow exhalation of cigarette smoke drift toward the ceiling.
Dylan 仰起頭，緩緩地把一口香煙呼出的煙吐向天花板。
pattern: an exhalation of [smoke]
The dragon in the children's book defeats the knight with one fiery exhalation.
童書裡的龍只要噴出一口火焰般的氣息就能擊敗騎士。
Sivan could smell coffee on every exhalation from the man sitting next to her on the bus.
Sivan 從公車上鄰座男人每一次呼出的氣息都聞得到咖啡味。
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.