inhale
verb [intransitive, transitive] (rather formal)to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe synonym breathe in吸入;吸气 She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. 她合上双眼,深深吸了一口气。 He inhaled deeply on another cigarette. 他又点了一根烟,深深地吸了一口。 Lift your arms above your head and inhale as you stretch. 双臂举过头顶,伸展时吸气。 - inhale something
Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire. 当地居民吸入了大火的浓烟,需要入院治疗。 Inhaled medications are available in various types of inhalers. 吸入药物有各种类型的吸入器。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- sharply
- quickly
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Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin inhalare ‘breathe in’, from in- ‘in’ + halare ‘breathe’.