respire
- IPA[rɪˈspʌɪə]
英式
- breathe；(of a plant) carry out respiration, especially at night when photosynthesis has ceased
verb: respire, 3rd person present: respires, gerund or present participle: respiring, past tense: respired, past participle: respired
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. breathe he lay back, respiring deeply a country where fresh air seems impossible to respire
- ▪ (of a plant) carry out respiration, especially at night when photosynthesis has ceased lichens respire at lower levels of temperature and moisture
- 2. archaic recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty the archduke, newly respiring from so long a war
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- IPA[rəˈspī(ə)r]
美式
- breathe: he lay back, respiring deeply a country where fresh air seems impossible to respire
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