Word · Frequency #18609
apnea
呼吸暂停
apnea
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The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
呼吸暂停,通常指睡眠中出现的短暂呼吸停止。
呼吸暂停,通常指睡眠中出现的短暂呼吸停止。；窒息；[医] 呼吸暂停；窒息
In use
Sleep apnea can disrupt your sleep and leave you feeling tired all day.
Doctors often recommend a breathing machine for severe apnea.
The infant's apnea lasted only a few seconds, but the nurses kept a close watch.
sleep apnea
sleep apnea 是常见搭配，指睡眠中反复出现呼吸暂停的病症。
Sleep apnea can make you feel tired during the day.
睡眠呼吸暂停会让你白天感到疲倦。
have apnea
表达患某病时常用 have + 疾病名；apnea 作可数名词时，复数形式为 apneas。
The doctor says the baby has apnea.
医生说婴儿有呼吸暂停。
an episode of apnea
episode 表示一次发作，也可用 apneas 指多次发作。
He experienced an episode of apnea during the night.
他夜间经历了一次呼吸暂停发作。
Common mistakes
He apneas during sleep.He has apnea during sleep.
apnea 是名词，表示‘呼吸暂停’，英语中一般用 have/experience + apnea 来表达患病或发生，不能把 apnea 当动词用。He apneas 是误把名词复数形式 apneas 当成了第三人称单数动词。
He has a sleep apnea.He has sleep apnea.
sleep apnea（睡眠呼吸暂停）作为疾病名称是不可数名词，表示‘患此病’用 have sleep apnea，前面不能加不定冠词 a；只有指具体的一次次发作时才能用复数形式 apneas。
Connections
Collocations
- sleep apnea
- 睡眠呼吸暂停
- Sleep apnea can disrupt your rest.睡眠呼吸暂停会干扰你的休息。
- obstructive sleep apnea
- 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停
- Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common type.阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停是最常见的类型。
- central sleep apnea
- 中枢性睡眠呼吸暂停
- Central sleep apnea occurs when the brain fails to signal breathing.中枢性睡眠呼吸暂停发生在大脑未能发出呼吸信号时。
- apnea of prematurity
- 早产儿呼吸暂停
- Apnea of prematurity usually resolves as the baby matures.早产儿呼吸暂停通常会随着婴儿成熟而消失。
- sleep apnea syndrome
- 睡眠呼吸暂停综合征
- Doctors may diagnose sleep apnea syndrome after a sleep study.医生可能会在睡眠监测后诊断睡眠呼吸暂停综合征。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想常见搭配 sleep apnea（睡眠呼吸暂停）：晚上睡觉时呼吸停了，就是 apnea。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical records、clinical discussions 呼吸暂停是医学术语，通常用于临床或正式医疗语境；日常口语中较少直接使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 apnea 押韵的词：idea、diarrhea、panacea、gonorrhea、dyspnea（均以 /iːə/ 结尾，重音在倒数第二音节）。注意 dyspnea 与 apnea 一样，p 读 /p/；拼写相似的 pneumonia 中 p 不发音，读作 /nuːˈmoʊniə/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.