respire
英[rɪ'spaɪə]
美[rɪ'spaɪɚ]
- vt. 呼吸
- vi. 呼吸
词态变化
第三人称单数: respires;过去式: respired;过去分词: respired;现在分词: respiring;
中文词源
respire 呼吸
re-,表反复，-spir,呼吸，吸气，词源同 spirit,suspire.
英文词源
- respire
- respire: see spirit
- respire (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French respirer (12c.), from Latin respirare "breathe again, breathe in and out," from re- "again" (see re-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). Related: Respired; respiring.