wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Angielski
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
CZASOWNIK
B2
1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Znaczenie
breathe with a whistling sound
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
gasp (Often suggests short breaths from shock or effort, not the whistling sound.)
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pant (Breathing fast from effort or heat; not necessarily a whistling sound.)
Antonimy
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Tematy
health
|body
|medicine
Definicja
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.
RZECZOWNIK
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Częsty błąd:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Znaczenie
whistling sound while breathing
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Antonimy
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Tematy
health
|body
|medicine
Definicja
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
INFORMAL
3
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Częsty błąd:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Znaczenie
clever or amusing scheme
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
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.)
Antonimy
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Tematy
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definicja
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
CZASOWNIK
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Częsty błąd:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Znaczenie
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Kolokacje
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Synonimy
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
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rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Antonimy
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Tematy
communication
|health
Definicja
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Sylaby i akcent
wheeze (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Wyrażenia
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”