wheeze
verb [ I ] uk/wiːz/ us/wiːz/
(因呼吸困难而)发出粗重的呼吸声,喘息,发出呼哧呼哧声
to make a high, rough noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty
I could hear the old man behind me wheezing. 我能听到身后的老人呼哧呼哧的喘气声。
I know when I've been smoking too much because I start to wheeze when I run for a train. 我知道自己烟抽得太多了,因为我在跑着赶火车时开始呼哧呼哧地喘。
wheeze
noun [ C ] uk/wiːz/ us/wiːz/
(BREATH)
(因呼吸困难而)发出粗重的呼吸声,喘息,发出呼哧呼哧声
a high, rough noise made when someone cannot breathe easily
The cough, wheeze, and shortness of breath are things that go with smoking, not with age. 咳嗽、气喘和气短不是因为上了年纪,而是因为吸烟引起的。
(PLAN)
UK old-fashioned informal(尤指为获利而想出的)巧计,计谋
a clever and often unusual idea or plan, especially one that is intended to achieve a profit or some other advantage
As a part of their latest marketing wheeze they're giving away tickets for the concert. 作为最新营销策略的一部分,他们在免费赠送音乐会的票。
So the public actually pay to feed the animals in the zoo? That seems like a good wheeze. 那么人们实际上是花钱来喂动物园里的动物?这听起来像个好主意。
I've had a wheeze - why don't we put both kids in the small room and that will leave the back room free. 我有个主意——为什么不把两个孩子放在那间小一点的屋子里,这样后边的屋子就可以空出来了。