1. 呼吸：respiratory 呼吸的 | respire 呼吸 | respirometer 呼吸计
2. 呼吸 (动)：respiratory 呼吸的 (形) | respire 呼吸 (动) | respirometer 呼吸计 (名)
verb
1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
e.g. I can breathe better when the air is clean
The patient is respiring
Synonym: breathe take a breath suspire
2. undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
3. breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety