| 单词 | perspiration |
| 释义 | perspiration (once / 1104 pages) n Perspiration is a polite name for "sweat." Perspiration is what makes you dread gym class and what keeps deodorant manufacturers in business. Let's face it, sweat is kind of gross — it drips down your face and can even make your body smell badly. But, it doesn't sound so bad if you refer to it as perspiration, does it? Still, perspiration means that salty fluid secreted by your sweat glands, when your body is hot. Perspiration can also be used to mean the process of sweating. WORD FAMILYperspiration: perspirations+/perspire: perspiration, perspired, perspirer, perspires, perspiring/perspirer: perspirers USAGE EXAMPLESYou can almost feel the perspiration pouring from the artisans as each of the elements on a character or set location comes to staggering life. Washington Times(Nov 25, 2016) It doesn’t have much literal meaning, but if you ever looked for a way to quantify your perspiration, this new tech might interest you. Science Magazine(Nov 23, 2016) “And Thomas Edison said that genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. And that’s why, when Tom enters a room, everyone leaves.” New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) 1n salty fluid secreted by sweat glands Syn|Hyper sudor, sweat secretion a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell 2n the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid perspiration is a homeostatic process Syn|Hypo|Hyper diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis excessive and profuse perspiration activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process an organic process that takes place in the body |
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