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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·hale (ex·haled ; ex·hal·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English exalen, from Latin exhalare, from ex- + halare to breathe DATE 14th century intransitive verb 1. to rise or be given off as vapor 2. to emit breath or vapor transitive verb 1. a. to breathe out she exhaled a sigh b. to give forth (gaseous matter) : emit 2. archaic : to cause to be emitted in vapor English Etymology exhale c.1400, from M.Fr . exhaler, from L. exhalare "breathe out," from ex- "out" + halare "breathe."http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 exhale ex·hale / eks5heil / verb to breathe out the air or smoke, etc. in your lungs 呼出,吐出(肺中的空气、烟等)；呼气: ▪ [V] He sat back and exhaled deeply. 他仰坐着深深地呼气。 ▪ [VN] She exhaled the smoke through her nose. 她从鼻子里喷出烟雾。 OPP inhale • ex·hal·ation / 7ekshE5leiFn / noun [U, C] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·hale I. \eksˈhāl, chiefly before pause or consonant -āəl\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English exalen, from Latin exhalare, from ex- ex- (I) + halare to breathe; akin to Latin anima breath — more at animate transitive verb 1. : to breathe out : let or force out of the lungs < exhaled carbon dioxide > < exhaled a sigh > 2. : to give off or give forth (gas or odor) : emit < the turned earth exhaled in the warm sun a delicate fragrance — Mary Austin > 3. archaic : to draw out (moisture) : evaporate 4. : to discharge through a membranous surface — used in old medical terminology intransitive verb 1. : to rise or be given off as vapor < a bad smell exhaling from the kitchen — Glenway Wescott > : emanate ; also : to vanish by or as if by evaporation < dried his hands … instead of suffering the moisture to exhale — Sir Walter Scott > 2. : to breathe out : let or force the breath out — opposed to inhale 3. : to percolate through a membrane : ooze — used in old medical terminologySynonyms: see emit II. transitive verb Etymology: ex- (I) + hale (to draw) obsolete : to draw or force out < and what those sorrows could not thence exhale, thy beauty hath, and made them blind with weeping — Shakespeare > |
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