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单词 perspire
释义
perspireper‧spire /pəˈspaɪə $ pərˈspaɪr/ verb [intransitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINperspire
Origin:
1600-1700 French perspirer, from Latin spirare ‘to breathe’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
perspire
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyperspire
he, she, itperspires
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyperspired
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave perspired
he, she, ithas perspired
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad perspired
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill perspire
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have perspired
Continuous Form
PresentIam perspiring
he, she, itis perspiring
you, we, theyare perspiring
PastI, he, she, itwas perspiring
you, we, theywere perspiring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been perspiring
he, she, ithas been perspiring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been perspiring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be perspiring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been perspiring
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He was perspiring. It showed on his forehead.
  • James, who was perspiring profusely, took out a handkerchief and mopped his brow.
  • She felt hot and awkward and started to perspire.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As he struggled to make the cut in Majorca, his lips were dry and his forehead was perspiring.
  • Colonel Feather's face was getting red, and he was beginning to perspire.
  • He was perspiring and would have liked to take off his jacket.
  • No wonder his feet perspire profusely and are prone to athlete's foot.
  • Pham Van Dong, perspiring as the heavyweights encircled him, now accepted a partition at the sixteenth parallel.
  • Pressing up, he clutched at a pair of feet, surprised to find them bare and perspiring.
  • She found that she was perspiring, the cool wind contracted her skin.
  • You have probably been perspiring quite impressively too, and you are beginning to have fantasies of pints of a cool drink.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto sweat
when you sweat your skin becomes wet, because you are hot, nervous, ill etc: · You're sweating. Why don't you take your jacket off?· The heat from the lights was making her sweat and her make-up started to run.sweat profusely (=sweat a lot): · Sweating profusely and gripping the lectern, Anderson began his speech.sweat like a pig/sweat buckets spoken (=sweat a lot): · My God, it's hot in here - I'm sweating like a pig!· It was tough work. Within minutes we were all sweating buckets.
formal to sweat: · She felt hot and awkward and started to perspire.· He was perspiring. It showed on his forehead.perspire freely/profusely (=perspire a lot): · James, who was perspiring profusely, took out a handkerchief and mopped his brow.
to start sweating, especially because you are nervous or afraid: · I was terrified. My hands were shaking, and I broke out in a sweat.· "It's got nothing to do with me," she said, breaking into a sweat.break out in a cold sweat/break into a cold sweat: · As the security guard approached, I broke into a cold sweat.
to be sweating a lot: · What on earth have you been doing? You're dripping with sweat!· Melissa was pouring with sweat, and her hair was stuck to her face.
WORD SETS
aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Willie was perspiring heavily.
if you perspire, parts of your body become wet, especially because you are hot or have been doing hard work SYN  sweat:  Willie was perspiring heavily.
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