in·hale
verb/ɪnˈheɪl/
/ɪnˈheɪl/
[intransitive, transitive] (rather formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inhale | /ɪnˈheɪl/ /ɪnˈheɪl/ |
| he / she / it inhales | /ɪnˈheɪlz/ /ɪnˈheɪlz/ |
| past simple inhaled | /ɪnˈheɪld/ /ɪnˈheɪld/ |
| past participle inhaled | /ɪnˈheɪld/ /ɪnˈheɪld/ |
| -ing form inhaling | /ɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/ |
- to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe
吸入；吸气 - She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.
她合上双眼，深深吸了一口气。 - He quickly inhaled on his vape.
他迅速吸了一口电子烟。 - Lift your arms above your head and inhale as you stretch.
将手臂举过头顶，伸展时吸气。 - inhale something Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire.
当地居民吸入了大火的浓烟，需要入院治疗。 - I don't want to inhale other people's cigarette smoke.
我不想吸入别人的香烟烟雾。 - Inhaled medications are available in various types of inhalers.
吸入药物有多种类型的吸入器。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- sharply
- quickly
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin inhalare ‘breathe in’, from in- ‘in’ + halare ‘breathe’. - She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.