inhale
/ɪnˈheɪl/verb
1- breathe in (air, gas, smoke, etc.)吸入(空气、气体、烟等):
with obj. he longed to inhale fresh air他渴望呼吸新鲜空气
no obj. they can continue to exhale while inhaling through the nose.他们能在用鼻子吸气时继续往外呼气。
1.1
- with obj. N. Amer. informal eat (food) greedily or rapidly〈北美, 非正式〉狼吞虎咽, 大吃大嚼。
词源
early 18th cent.: from Latin inhalare 'breathe in', from in- 'in' + halare 'breathe'.