| 单词 | respire | 
| 释义 | re·spire    (rĭ-spīr)v.  re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires  v.intr. 1.  To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale: respired with difficulty. 2.  To carry out the metabolic process of respiration: Different parts of a plant respire at different rates. 3.  Archaic   To regain one's spirits, as after a period of exertion or trouble. v.tr. 1.  To inhale and exhale (air, for example); breathe. 2.  To use (a molecule or compound) for the metabolic process of respiration: bacteria that respire sulfur compounds. 3.  To keep (a person or animal) breathing by artificial means: "Becky was still being respired by the ventilator" (Robin Cook). [Middle English respiren, to breathe again, from Latin respīrāre : re-, re- + spīrāre, to breathe.]  | 
	
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