单词 | wheeze |
释义 | wheeze (hwiːz ) Word forms: wheezes , wheezing , wheezed 1. verb If someone wheezes, they breathe with difficulty and make a whistling sound. He had quite serious problems with his chest and wheezed and coughed all the time. [VERB] 'Boy,' wheezed old Pop Ryan. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: gasp, whistle, cough, hiss 2. countable noun [usually with supplement, oft adjective NOUN] A wheeze is a clever idea, joke, or trick. [informal, old-fashioned] He came up with what seemed like a clever wheeze. ...the temptation to boost profits through accounting wheezes. Synonyms: trick, plan, idea, scheme Translations: Chinese: 气喘 Japanese: ぜいぜいと息をする |
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