单词 | perspiring |
释义 | perspiringn. rare. The action of perspire v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΚΠ 1653 J. Finch Let. 9 Apr. in Conway Lett. (1992) ii. 79 The closenesse of the sutures in your head may hinder the perspiring of vapours. 1895 W. Besant Westminster v. 165 Here [in the pages of Stanley] will be found..the somewhat unworthy note on the perspiring of George IV. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 18 Nov. (Travel section) 22 Despite the mutterings and perspirings of the people, you are fortunate to see its true colours only faintly obscured by snow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). perspiringadj. That perspires (in various senses); relating to or involving perspiration. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > letting or forcing out (a substance, etc.) > [adjective] perspirable1603 perspiring1699 perspiratory1724 perspirative1736 perspiratinga1789 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 392 Like the perspiring Bodies of living Creatures. 1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry ii. 9 As soon as the perspiring State returns. 1792 T. Odiorne Progress of Refinement i. 48 Arid heat licks the perspiring moisture from the limbs. 1833 T. S. Fay Crayon Sketches II. 65 And now..do nearly all the ills that heat can engender, afflict the perspiring inhabitants of this republic. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 725 In health, an actively perspiring skin is usually a flushed skin. 1937 Life 1 Nov. 120/3 Mr. Goodman and his perspiring men blended brass, reed and percussion. 1992 A. Wainwright Wainwright in Scotl. (BNC) 122 The tourist path is the scene of processions of aspiring and perspiring walkers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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