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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. 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.