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单词 short-winded
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Definition of short-winded in English:

short-winded

adjective
  • (of a person) out of breath or quickly becoming so.

    a fat, short-winded, little old man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You get short-winded easily and you just aren't feeling your best.
    • The illness certainly affects a patients' quality of life because they often wake up short-winded, experience severe coughing or are hit by a heavy sensation in the chest.
    • Though short-winded, I was ready for the second pass.
    • I would get so short winded, after just walking a few feet that I didn't want to go anywhere.
    • After all, dope or hemp was partially responsible for our low standing in academics, athletics, and achievements; we were the first generation of teens more short-winded than our own grandparents.
    Synonyms
    out of breath, panting, puffing, gasping, gasping for breath, huffing and puffing, puffing and blowing, puffed, puffed out, gulping, gulping for breath, wheezing, wheezy, choking, winded
 
 

Definition of short-winded in US English:

short-winded

adjectiveˌSHôrtˈwindədˌʃɔrtˈwɪndəd
  • (of a person) out of breath or quickly becoming so.

    a fat, short-winded, little old man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I would get so short winded, after just walking a few feet that I didn't want to go anywhere.
    • The illness certainly affects a patients' quality of life because they often wake up short-winded, experience severe coughing or are hit by a heavy sensation in the chest.
    • You get short-winded easily and you just aren't feeling your best.
    • After all, dope or hemp was partially responsible for our low standing in academics, athletics, and achievements; we were the first generation of teens more short-winded than our own grandparents.
    • Though short-winded, I was ready for the second pass.
    Synonyms
    out of breath, panting, puffing, gasping, gasping for breath, huffing and puffing, puffing and blowing, puffed, puffed out, gulping, gulping for breath, wheezing, wheezy, choking, winded
 
 
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