drops of liquid that form on your skin when you are hot 汗；汗珠 Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。 Her skin was damp with perspiration. 她的皮肤上汗津津的。
Extra ExamplesGreat beads of perspiration trickled down his forehead. 大滴汗珠顺着他的额头流下来。 He wiped the perspiration from his brow. 他擦去了额头的汗水。 Her face was wet with perspiration. 她的脸上满是汗水。 My shirt was soaked in perspiration. 我的衬衫被汗水浸透了。 Perspiration broke out on my skin. 我冒汗了。 Perspiration ran down his face. 汗水顺着他的脸淌下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of perspiration- bead
- drop
- wipe
- absorb
- wick away
- …
- drip down something
- run down something
- trickle down something
- …
the act of perspiring 排汗；出汗 Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of perspiration- bead
- drop
- wipe
- absorb
- wick away
- …
- drip down something
- run down something
- trickle down something
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from perspirer, from Latin perspirare, from per- ‘through’ + spirare ‘breathe’.