breathe 呼吸 he lay back, respiring deeply. 他向后躺下,喘着粗气。 [with obj.]a country where fresh air seems impossible to respire. 似乎呼吸不到新鲜空气的国家。 ■(of a plant) carry out respiration, especially at night when photosynthesis has ceased (植物)呼吸(尤指夜间光合作用停止时) ■(poetic/literary)recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty (诗/文)恢复,恢复元气 the archduke, newly respiring from so long a war. 刚从漫长战争中恢复元气的大公爵。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French respirer or Latin respirare 'breathe out', from re- 'again' + spirare 'breathe'