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perspiration

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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per·spi·ra·tion /ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən $ ˌpɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] formal  HBHliquid that appears on your skin when you are hot or nervous 汗,汗水 SYN sweat, → antiperspirant He wiped the beads of perspiration (=drops) from his brow. 他擦去了额头的汗珠。
Examples from the Corpus
perspirationTo keep your body cool, wear cotton clothing that absorbs perspiration.a deodorant that protects against perspiration all day longThere may be perspiration with it.Beads of perspiration trickled down my back.The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.Isaac swabbed perspiration from above his haunted eyes with a rag he kept handy for cleaning the windshield.Eliza took her handkerchief out of her sleeve and pressed it lightly against her forehead to absorb the perspiration.Often the perspiration is confined to the upper part of the body.The fair white flesh was gorged with concupiscence and glistening with perspiration.His face was wet with perspiration, and there was fear on that face.
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perspiration
perspiration /ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən $ ˌpɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] formal
liquid that appears on your skin when you are hot or nervous
   SYN  sweatantiperspirant:
    He wiped the beads of perspiration (=drops) from his brow.


per·spir·ationBrE /ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] drops of liquid that form on your skin when you are hot 汗;汗珠 SYN sweat Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。🔊🔊Her skin was damp with perspiration. 她的皮肤上汗津津的。🔊🔊the act of perspiring 排汗;出汗Perspiration cools the skin in hot weather. 热天出汗可使皮肤降温。🔊🔊