Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Maksud
breathe with a whistling sound
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Tema
health
|body
|medicine
Definisi
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.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Kesilapan biasa:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Maksud
whistling sound while breathing
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Antonim
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Tema
health
|body
|medicine
Definisi
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Kesilapan biasa:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Maksud
clever or amusing scheme
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Tema
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definisi
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Kesilapan biasa:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Maksud
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Kolokasi
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Sinonim
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Antonim
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Tema
communication
|health
Definisi
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.