exhale
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ex·hale /eksˈheɪl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] BREATHEto breathe air, smoke etc out of your mouth 呼出 OPP inhale Take a deep breath, then exhale slowly. 深吸一口气，然后慢慢呼出。 —exhalation /ˌekshəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
exhale• She took a long pull on her cigarette, exhaled and coughed loudly.• Then he exhaled and looked up at the sky and watched his breath leave him.• Miguel exhaled, feeling like Spider was being sincere.• I changed my breathing pattern, inhaling and exhaling heavily after each stride.• I thought of the carbon exhaled in the breath of those living.• He exhaled sharply and managed a faint smile.• Hold your breath for 5 seconds, then exhale slowly.• He took smoke into his lungs and exhaled slowly.• Quinn breathed deeply, exhaled with a trembling chest, and breathed in again.• Firebug went back to his corner, exhaling with disgust and looking out his window.Origin exhale (1300-1400) Latin exhalare, from halare “to breathe”ex·hale verbChineseSyllable
to mouth air, of breathe smoke your out etc Corpus
exhale
ex‧hale /eksˈheɪl/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
OPP inhale:
Take a deep breath, then exhale slowly.
—exhalation /ˌekshəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
ex‧hale /eksˈheɪl/
verb [intransitive and transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: exhalare, from halare 'to breathe'
to breathe air, smoke etc out of your mouth Language: Latin
Origin: exhalare, from halare 'to breathe'
OPP inhale:
—exhalation /ˌekshəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]