| 释义 |
per·spire
\pə(r)ˈspī(ə)r, -īə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French perspirer, from Middle French, from per- through (from Latin) + -spirer (from Latin spirare to blow, breathe) — more at per-, spirit
intransitive verb
1. : to pass off by evaporation or exhalation especially through the pores of a substance
< beads of moisture perspiring through the porous walls of a clay water jug >
2. : to emit matter through the skin; specifically : to secrete and emit perspiration
3. : to expend effort (as in thought) to such a degree as might be expected to cause sweating
transitive verb
1. : to emit, exhale, or evacuate through pores
< firs … perspire a fine balsam of turpentine — Tobias Smollett >
2. : to emit (a substance) as or in perspiration
< whooped and drank and perspired beer — Christopher Isherwood > |