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