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单词 respire
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•spire /rɪˈspaɪr/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -spired, -spir•ing. 
  1. Physiologyto take in and let out air for maintaining life;
    breathe.
  2. Biochemistry(of a living system) to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide and other products.
See -spir-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
re•spire  (ri spīər′),USA pronunciation v., -spired, -spir•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. Physiologyto inhale and exhale air for the purpose of maintaining life;
    breathe.
  2. to breathe freely again, after anxiety, trouble, etc.

v.t. 
  1. Physiologyto breathe;
    inhale and exhale.
  2. Physiologyto exhale.
  • Latin respīrāre, equivalent. to re- re- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirit
  • late Middle English respiren 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
respire /rɪˈspaɪə/ vb
  1. to inhale and exhale (air); breathe
  2. (intransitive) to undergo the process of respiration
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin rēspīrāre to exhale, from re- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirit1
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