| 释义 |
transpire /tran-spīrˈ, trän-/ intransitive verb- To become known, come to light
- (loosely) to happen
- To prove to be the case
- To exhale
- To give off water vapour (as plants do) or waste material through the skin (as some animals do)
transitive verb- To give off as vapour
- To exhale
- To emit through the skin
ORIGIN: L trāns through, and spīrāre to breathe transpīrˈable adjective transpiration /tran-spi-rāˈshən/ noun - The act or process of transpiring
- Exhalation through the skin
- (in plants) emission of water vapour through the stomata, etc
transpīrˈatory adjective |