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 re·spire /rɪˈspaɪr/
 (vt.)(vi.)呼吸

 re·spire /rɪˈspaɪ(ə)r/ 動詞
 呼吸

 Re·spire v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired p. pr. & vb. n. Respiring.]
 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
    Here leave me to respire.   --Milton.
    From the mountains where I now respire.   --Byron.
 2. Physiol. To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.

 Re·spire, v. t.
 1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
 A native of the land where I respire
 The clear air for a while.   --Byron.
 2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.]
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 respire
      v 1: breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
      2: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of
         respiration by taking up oxygen and producing
         carbonmonoxide
      3: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
         better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
         [syn: breathe, take a breath, suspire]