单词 | transpire |
释义 | transpire —transpire /trænˈspaɪər/ aep /-ˈspaɪɚ/ verb [I or T] SPECIALIZED (LOSE WATER) ↑Verb Endings for transpire ► F0 If a body or plant transpires, it loses water through its surface or skin.Thesaurus+: ↑Bodily fluids and their production , ↑Urine and urinatingtranspiration /ˌtræn.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/ noun [U] SPECIALIZEDverb [I] FORMAL (BECOME KNOWN) ↑Verb Endings for transpire ► F0 If it transpires that something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes known: » [+ that] It may yet transpire that ministers knew more than they are admitting at the moment.» As it later transpired, she had known him at school.Thesaurus+: ↑Revealing secrets and becoming knownverb [I] FORMAL (HAPPEN) ↑Verb Endings for transpire ► F0 to happen: » No one is willing to predict what may transpire at the peace conference.Thesaurus+: ↑Occurring and happening |
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