irrespirable
/ih-res-per-uh-buhl, ir-i-spahyuhr-uh-buhl/US // ɪˈrɛs pər ə bəl, ˌɪr ɪˈspaɪər ə bəl //UK // (ɪˈrɛspɪrəbəl, ˌɪrɪˈspaɪərəbəl) //
不可取的,不受欢迎的,不可取,无可奈何
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : not respirable; unfit for breathing.
Examples
Against the irrespirable air which at first enveloped it, vegetables were its saviours.
The term applied by miners to carbonic anhydride (carbonic acid) and other irrespirable gases and vapours evolved in mines.
Of or like azote, or containing it or formed from it; irrespirable; destructive to life.
The burning of sulphur produces sulphurous acid, which is an irrespirable gas.
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