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wheezy

/hwee-zee, wee-/US // ˈʰwi zi, ˈwi- //

喘息,气喘吁吁,喘气,气喘吁吁的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    wheez·i·er, wheez·i·est.

    • : afflicted with or characterized by wheezing: wheezy breathing.

Examples

  • He seemed on the verge of running out of breath, nearly wheezy.

  • The wheezy, crazy mechanism of the car went to bits in unexpected places.

  • He spoke in a wheezy, solemn monotone, from which all elements of life and joy seemed to have been eliminated.

  • With a wheezy sputter, it stopped dead, refusing to answer the frantic twists Perry gave the handle-bars.

  • We sang a lusty hymn together, accompanied on the little, wheezy, dining-room organ.

  • Among these, two made themselves prominent by their peculiarity: one was a very strong bass, the other a wheezy thin piping.