wheeze
gb/wˈiz/ us/wˈiz/
B2
Engelska
sípolva lélegezik, sípoló légzés, sípolás, trükk, fogás, zihálva mond
VERB
B2
1
Användningsmönster:
[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.
Exempel för inlärare
I wheeze when I have a cold.
Ha meg vagyok fázva, sípolva lélegzem.
He is wheezing at night.
Éjszaka sípolva lélegzik.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes use *whistle* for this; *wheeze* is specifically a breathing sound linked to breathing difficulty.
Betydelse
breathe with a whistling sound
Ordkombinationer
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
Synonymer
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.)
Antonymer
breathe easily (No difficulty or noisy breathing.)
Teman
health
|body
|medicine
Definition
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
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
I have a wheeze today.
Ma sípol a légzésem.
The doctor heard a wheeze.
Az orvos sípoló légzést hallott.
Vanligt misstag:
Don’t confuse *a wheeze* (a sound) with *a sneeze* (a sudden nose breath).
Betydelse
whistling sound while breathing
Ordkombinationer
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
Synonymer
whistling (General term for a high sound; not necessarily caused by breathing difficulty.)
Antonymer
clear breathing (Breathing without unusual noise.)
Teman
health
|body
|medicine
Definition
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
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
She had a clever wheeze.
Volt egy ügyes trükkje.
That was a good wheeze.
Az jó trükk volt.
Vanligt misstag:
This meaning is mainly UK usage; in many contexts, *scheme/idea* is more widely understood.
Betydelse
clever or amusing scheme
Ordkombinationer
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
Synonymer
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.)
Antonymer
straightforward plan (Emphasizes simplicity rather than cleverness or trickery.)
Teman
daily_life
|communication
|humor
Definition
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
Användningsmönster:
[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.
Exempel för inlärare
He wheezed, “Help me.”
– Segíts! – zihálta.
Vanligt misstag:
This use is less common than the breathing meaning; it usually appears with quoted speech or a short phrase.
Betydelse
speak in a weak, breathy voice
Ordkombinationer
wheeze an apology
|wheeze a laugh
|wheeze out a reply
|wheeze the words
|wheeze faintly
|wheeze softly
|wheeze a greeting
|wheeze his name
Synonymer
croak (Suggests a rough, low voice, often from illness.)
|
rasp (Focuses on harshness rather than breathlessness.)
Antonymer
say clearly (Speaking strongly and without strain.)
Teman
communication
|health
Definition
To speak with a weak, breathy sound.
To say something in a hoarse, breathy way, as if short of breath.
Grammatik
Grundform
wheeze
IPA
GB/wˈiz/
US/wˈiz/
Stavelser och betoning
wheeze (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (wheeze)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: wheeze
- Plural: wheezes
Verb
- Base: wheeze
- 3rd Person Singular: wheezes
- Present Participle: wheezing
- Past: wheezed
Uttryck
an old wheeze
1/ən ˈoʊld wˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
old joke or familiar trick
A joke or trick that is not new.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel för inlärare
- He wheezed out, “Wait.”