exhale(动词):呼气;呼出(空气、烟、气体等)。也可引申为散发(气味、热气等)。
/ɛksˈheɪl/
I exhale slowly to calm down.
我慢慢呼气让自己冷静下来。
As the tension eased, she exhaled, and the room seemed to exhale with her, releasing the stale air of the long argument.
当紧张感缓解时,她长长地呼出一口气,房间仿佛也随着她一起“呼气”,把长时间争吵后的沉闷空气释放出去。
来自拉丁语 **ex-**(“向外”)+ halare(“呼吸、吹气”),字面意思就是“向外呼吸”。与 inhale(吸气)形成对应。