re·spire

verb

/rɪˈspaɪə(r)/

/rɪˈspaɪər/

[intransitive] (specialist)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they respire	/rɪˈspaɪə(r)/ /rɪˈspaɪər/
he / she / it respires	/rɪˈspaɪəz/ /rɪˈspaɪərz/
past simple respired	/rɪˈspaɪəd/ /rɪˈspaɪərd/
past participle respired	/rɪˈspaɪəd/ /rɪˈspaɪərd/
-ing form respiring	/rɪˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /rɪˈspaɪərɪŋ/

to breathe呼吸
- Terrestrial amphibians respire through their skin.陆地两栖动物通过皮肤呼吸。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French respirer or Latin respirare ‘breathe out’, from re- ‘again’ + spirare ‘breathe’.