wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Engleză
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
VERB
B2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Sens
breathe with a whistling sound
Colocații
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
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Teme
health
|body
|medicine
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
sípolás
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Greșeală frecventă:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Sens
whistling sound while breathing
Colocații
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
Sinonime
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Antonime
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Teme
health
|body
|medicine
Definiție
A whistling sound when someone breathes with difficulty.
A high, whistling noise made when someone breathes, typically because their breathing passages are narrowed.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
INFORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Greșeală frecventă:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Sens
clever or amusing scheme
Colocații
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
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Teme
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definiție
A clever idea or plan, often a funny one.
(Informal, especially British) A clever, often amusing idea or plan, sometimes a slightly dishonest trick.
VERB
C1
4
zihálva mond
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Greșeală frecventă:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Sens
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Colocații
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Sinonime
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Antonime
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Teme
communication
|health
Definiție
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Silabe și accent
wheeze (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Expresii
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”