inhale

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in·hale /ɪnˈheɪl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  BREATHEto breathe in air, smoke, or gas 吸入〔空气、烟雾或气体〕 OPP exhale It is dangerous to inhale ammonia fumes. 吸入氨气是很危险的。 Myra lit another cigarette and inhaled deeply (=breathed in a lot of smoke). 迈拉又点上一支烟，深深地吸了一口。 —inhalation /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] One man was treated for smoke inhalation (=when you breathe smoke from a fire). 一名男子因吸入浓烟而接受治疗。→ See Verb table

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inhale• Stella lit up a cigarette and inhaled deeply.• Every time he inhaled, his lungs made an awful wheezing sound.• It was later determined that Burke had inhaled poisonous fumes.• It is dangerous to inhale the fumes produced by these chemicals.inhaled deeply• She lay back on the ground and inhaled deeply.• She turned back towards him, leant against the stove and inhaled deeply.• Urquhart inhaled deeply and flexed his firm jaw.• Bethany inhaled deeply and made the embers glow.• She inhaled deeply and threw her head back to blow the smoke towards the ceiling.• Lighting the cigarette, she inhaled deeply, drawing in a suction of relief.• She inhaled deeply, her face a little shocked.Origin inhale (1700-1800) in- + -hale (as in exhale)

in·hale verbChineseSyllable  

or to gas Corpus breathe smoke, in air,

inhale
in‧hale /ɪnˈheɪl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]to breathe in air, smoke, or gas
   OPP  exhale:
    It is dangerous to inhale ammonia fumes.
    Myra lit another cigarette and inhaled deeply (=breathed in a lot of smoke).
—inhalation /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
    One man was treated for smoke inhalation (=when you breathe smoke from a fire).

in·haleBrE /ɪnˈheɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈheɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they inhale BrE /ɪnˈheɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈheɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it inhales BrE /ɪnˈheɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈheɪlz/ 🔊past simple inhaled BrE /ɪnˈheɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈheɪld/ 🔊past participle inhaled BrE /ɪnˈheɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈheɪld/ 🔊 -ing form inhaling BrE /ɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal) to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe 吸入；吸气 SYN breathe in ◆She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. 她合上双眼，深深吸了一口气。🔊🔊◆He inhaled deeply on another cigarette. 他又点了一根烟，深深地吸了一口。🔊🔊◆~ sth Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire. 当地居民吸入了大火的浓烟，需要入院治疗。🔊🔊 OPP exhale ▸ in·hal·ation BrE /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] ◆Hundreds of children were treated for smoke inhalation. 数以百计的儿童因吸入浓烟而接受了治疗。🔊🔊