wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Αγγλικά
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] wheezes
By the time we reached the top of the hill, he was wheezing.
Mire felértünk a domb tetejére, már sípolva lélegzett.
She started to wheeze after running in cold air.
Miután a hideg levegőn futott, sípolva kezdett lélegezni.
The baby was wheezing, so they took him to urgent care.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Σημασία
breathe with a whistling sound
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wheeze badly
|wheeze loudly
|begin to wheeze
|start wheezing
|wheeze at night
|wheeze when exercising
|wheeze with asthma
|wheeze with a cold
|make someone wheeze
|wheeze through the night
Συνώνυμα
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
|
pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
Αντώνυμα
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Θέματα
health
|body
|medicine
Ορισμός
To breathe with a whistling sound because it is difficult to breathe.
To breathe with a high, whistling sound, usually because the airways are partly blocked, for example by asthma or a chest infection.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a wheeze; [someone] has a wheeze
The doctor could hear a wheeze in his chest.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott a mellkasában.
She had a wheeze and a tight feeling in her throat.
Sípoló légzése volt, és szorítást érzett a torkában.
If the wheeze gets worse, call your GP.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Συχνό λάθος:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Σημασία
whistling sound while breathing
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a slight wheeze
|a loud wheeze
|a persistent wheeze
|a wheeze in the chest
|hear a wheeze
|develop a wheeze
|a wheeze on exhalation
|a wheeze on breathing out
|no wheeze
|wheeze and cough
Συνώνυμα
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Αντώνυμα
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Θέματα
health
|body
|medicine
Ορισμός
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
INFORMAL
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a wheeze; a [good/clever] wheeze
He came up with a wheeze to get free parking all week.
Kitalált egy trükköt, hogy egész héten ingyen parkolhasson.
Their latest publicity wheeze got a lot of attention online.
A legújabb reklámfogásuk nagy figyelmet kapott az interneten.
It sounded like a clever wheeze at first, but it didn’t actually work.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Συχνό λάθος:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Σημασία
clever or amusing scheme
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a clever wheeze
|a good wheeze
|a brilliant wheeze
|a marketing wheeze
|a money-making wheeze
|dream up a wheeze
|think up a wheeze
|come up with a wheeze
|a publicity wheeze
|some wheeze to get out of work
Συνώνυμα
scheme (More neutral and general; can sound more serious.)
|
idea (More general; doesn’t suggest a trick or gimmick.)
|
gimmick (Often suggests a marketing trick; less about cleverness.)
Αντώνυμα
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Θέματα
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Ορισμός
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] wheezes [words/phrase]
‘I’m fine,’ he wheezed, but he didn’t sound convincing.
– Jól vagyok – zihálta, de nem hangzott meggyőzően.
She wheezed an apology between breaths.
Két levegővétel között zihálva kért bocsánatot.
He wheezed out his name and then fell silent.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Συχνό λάθος:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Σημασία
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Συνώνυμα
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Αντώνυμα
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Θέματα
communication
|health
Ορισμός
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
wheeze (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Εκφράσεις
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Παραδείγματα
- He tried that old wheeze again, pretending he’d forgotten his wallet.
- It’s an old wheeze, but it still makes people laugh.
- The email scam is just an old wheeze in a new form.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- That’s an old wheeze.
wheeze out
1/wˈiz ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
say with difficulty and breathlessness
To say words with difficulty while breathing badly.
Παραδείγματα
- He wheezed out a few words and pointed at the door.
- She wheezed out an answer before coughing again.
- ‘Please,’ he wheezed out, struggling to breathe.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”