Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20029
wheezing
/hwiːz/
verb
喘气
wheezing is the present participle of wheeze.
breathe with difficulty
- 1.
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
费力呼吸并伴有可闻的管笛声或哨声,如哮喘病人。
- 2.
To make a sound that resembles the sound of human wheezing.
发出类似人类喘息的声音。
费力呼吸并伴有可闻的管笛声或哨声,如哮喘病人。；发出类似人类喘息的声音。；喘息着说
In use
The old dog wheezed as it climbed the stairs slowly.
"I'm exhausted," she wheezed, collapsing onto the chair.
I could hear the wheeze of his breathing in the quiet room.
Verb forms
base wheeze · third person wheezes · -ing wheezing · past wheezed · past participle wheezed
wheeze 作动词时表示喘息或喘着气说，是规则动词。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
作及物动词时，宾语常为话语或直接引语。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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