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单词 inhale
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inhale

(ɪnheɪl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inhales, present participle inhaling, past tense, past participle inhaled
verb
When you inhale, you breathe in. When you inhale something such as smoke, you take it into your lungs when you breathe in.
He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply. [VERB]
He was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: breathe in, gasp, draw in, suck in More Synonyms of inhale

inhale in British English

(ɪnˈheɪl)
verb
to draw (breath) into the lungs; breathe in
Derived forms
inhalable (inˈhalable)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from in-2 + Latin halāre to breathe

inhale in American English

(ɪnˈheɪl; ˈɪnˌheɪl)
verb transitiveWord forms: inˈhaled or inˈhaling
1. 
to draw (air, vapor, etc.) into the lungs; breathe in
2.  Informal
to consume rapidly or voraciously
to inhale one's dinner
verb intransitive
3. 
to draw air, vapor, etc. into the lungs
4. 
to draw tobacco smoke into the lungs when smoking
Word origin
L inhalare < in-, in + halare, to breathe: see exhale

Examples of 'inhale' in a sentence
inhale

Two were hospitalised after inhaling cement fumes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
People were going to inhale and exhale on behalf of a person or cause.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They can be put into bags or poured onto rags and the fumes inhaled.
Cohen, Julian & Kay, James Taking Drugs Seriously (1994)
When cops found him at a park outside the vehicle he had inhaled poisonous gas but was alive.
The Sun (2015)
He needed to inhale deeply to bring the air through the filters and each breath hurt his damaged lung.
Len Deighton Bomber
When we inhale and exhale in this relaxed way our thoughts are clearer and we are less prone to irrational concerns.
The Sun (2015)
Stand up, push your arms high over your head as you inhale deeply.
The Sun (2010)
Breathe in and out deeply, inhaling the steam.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)
He races to the farm and finds the trio lying motionless, having inhaled poisonous gas!
The Sun (2010)
You had to be careful not to inhale too deeply for fear of freezing or scalding one's lungs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
inhale

British English: inhale VERB
When you inhale, you breathe in. When you inhale something such as smoke, you take it into your lungs when you breathe in.
He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply.
  • American English: inhale
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inalar
  • Chinese: 吸气
  • European Spanish: inhalar
  • French: inspirer
  • German: einatmen
  • Italian: inalare
  • Japanese: 吸い込む
  • Korean: 들이마시다
  • European Portuguese: inalar
  • Latin American Spanish: inhalar

Chinese translation of 'inhale'

inhale

(ɪnˈheɪl)

vt

  1. [smoke, gas] 吸入 (xīrù)

vi

  1. 吸气(氣) (xīqì)
  2. (when smoking) 吸入肺部 (xīrù fèibù)
(verb) 
Definition
to breathe in (air, smoke, or vapour)
He was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke.
Synonyms
breathe in
She breathed in deeply.
gasp
He gasped for air before being pulled under again.
draw in
suck in
respire
Opposites
expire
,
exhale
,
breathe out
,
blow

Additional synonyms

in the sense of gasp
Definition
to draw in the breath sharply or with difficulty
He gasped for air before being pulled under again.
Synonyms
pant,
blow,
puff,
choke,
gulp,
fight for breath,
catch your breath

Synonyms of 'inhale'

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