exhale
/eksˈheɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /eksˈheɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /eks-ˈhāl ek-ˈsāl/ (ame, mw)
exhale — 動詞
- 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
呼氣；吐氣
將體內空氣經由口鼻排出體外
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.
Fatima 閉上眼睛，緩緩吐氣，讓身體的緊繃感散去。
intransitive with adverb: exhale + slowly/deeply
Hiroshi exhaled a thin stream of cigarette smoke toward the open window.
Hiroshi 朝敞開的窗戶吐出一縷細細的香菸煙霧。
transitive: exhale + smoke/air/breath
Oluwaseun took a deep breath in, held it for a moment, and then exhaled.
Oluwaseun 深深吸了一口氣，屏住片刻，然後緩緩呼出。
The dragon in the story exhaled fire across the dark sky.
故事中的龍在黑暗的天空中噴出火焰。
Beatriz leaned back in her chair and exhaled in relief when the results came in.
Beatriz 向後靠在椅子上，看到結果出來後鬆了一口氣。
- 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'.