breathing

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation;
the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
external respiration, respiration, ventilation
• Derivationally related forms:
respire (for: respiration), breathe
• Hypernyms:
bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
• Hyponyms:
artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea,
hypopnea, hyperventilation, panting, heaving, periodic breathing, Cheyne-Stokes respiration,
smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, snuffle,
sniffle, snivel, wheeze, second wind
• Part Meronyms:
exhalation, expiration, breathing out, inhalation, inspiration,
aspiration, intake, breathing in

II - adjective

passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally;
sometimes used in combination (Freq. 1)
- the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs
- the heavy-breathing person on the telephone
• Syn:
eupneic, eupnoeic
• Ant:
breathless
• Similar to:
sweet-breathed

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  eupneic, eupnoeic, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  breathless, dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal