wheeze
verb[I]
uk/wiːz/us/wiːz/to make a high,roughnoisewhilebreathingbecause of somebreathingdifficulty:
(因呼吸困难而)发出粗重的呼吸声,喘息,发出呼哧呼哧声I couldheartheoldman behind me wheezing.我能听到身后的老人呼哧呼哧的喘气声。
Iknowwhen I've beensmokingtoo much because Istartto wheeze when Irunfor atrain.我知道自己烟抽得太多了,因为我在跑着赶火车时开始呼哧呼哧地喘。
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- borborygmus
- break
- break windidiom
- bruit
- burp
- clear
- cough
- fart
- footstep
- grumble
- pass windidiom
- sneeze
- snore
- snorer
- snoring
- wheezy
- wind
- yawn
wheeze
noun[C]
uk/wiːz/us/wiːz/wheezenoun[C](BREATH)
a high,roughnoisemade when someone cannotbreatheeasily:
(因呼吸困难而)发出粗重的呼吸声,喘息,发出呼哧呼哧声Thecough, wheeze, andshortnessofbreathare things that go withsmoking, not withage.咳嗽、气喘和气短不是因为上了年纪,而是因为吸烟引起的。
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- borborygmus
- break
- break windidiom
- bruit
- burp
- clear
- cough
- fart
- footstep
- grumble
- pass windidiom
- sneeze
- snore
- snorer
- snoring
- wheezy
- wind
- yawn
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Respiratory disorders
wheezenoun[C](PLAN)
UKold-fashionedinformal
acleverand oftenunusualideaorplan,especiallyone that isintendedtoachieveaprofitor some otheradvantage:
(尤指为获利而想出的)巧计,计谋As apartoftheirlatestmarketingwheeze they're giving awayticketsfor theconcert.作为最新营销策略的一部分,他们在免费赠送音乐会的票。
So thepublicactuallypaytofeedtheanimalsin thezoo? Thatseemslike agoodwheeze.那么人们实际上是花钱来喂动物园里的动物?这听起来像个好主意。
I'vehada wheeze - why don't we put bothkidsin thesmallroomand that willleavethe backroomfree.我有个主意——为什么不把两个孩子放在那间小一点的屋子里,这样后边的屋子就可以空出来了。
Plotting & trapping
- be in league withsomeoneidiom
- cahoots
- catchsomeoneout
- chemtrail
- chicanery
- conspiracy theory
- conspirator
- conspire
- entrap
- entrapment
- hatch
- plot
- plotter
- pretext
- pretextual
- put-up job
- scheme
- setsomethingup
- sting
- trap