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To exhale is to push air out of your lungs, through your mouth or nose. It is the opposite of inhale. You breathe in, you breathe out — that breathing out is exhaling.
To exhale「exhale」這個字 is to push air out of your lungs意思是把肺裡的空氣推出去 through your mouth or nose從嘴巴或鼻子 It is the opposite of inhale這是吸氣的反義詞 You breathe in你先吸氣 you breathe out再吐氣 that breathing out is exhaling那個吐氣的動作就是exhale
You can also exhale something that is in the air you push out: smoke, steam, a smell. "He exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke." The word is a bit formal or technical.
You can also exhale你也可以exhale出 something that is in the air you push out你吐出的氣裡帶的東西 smoke, steam, a smell像煙、蒸氣、氣味 "He exhaled a cloud of cigarette smoke."他吐出了一團香菸的煙霧 The word is a bit formal or technical這個字有點正式或專業
In everyday talk, people mostly say "breathe out": a doctor says "Take a deep breath in… now breathe out slowly," not usually "now exhale," though "exhale" does appear in yoga classes, medical writing, and sports coaching. In writing, especially stories, "exhale" is very common because it sounds controlled and deliberate — a writer will say "She exhaled slowly" to show a character calming down or giving up.
In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people mostly say "breathe out"大家大多說「breathe out」 a doctor says "Take a deep breath in… now breathe out slowly,"醫生會說「Take a deep breath in… now breathe out slowly」 not usually "now exhale,"通常不會說「now exhale」 though "exhale" does appear in yoga classes, medical writing, and sports coaching不過「exhale」還是會出現在瑜伽課、醫學寫作和運動教練的用語裡 In writing, especially stories在文字寫作裡，尤其是故事 "exhale" is very common「exhale」很常見 because it sounds controlled and deliberate因為它聽起來很克制、很刻意 a writer will say "She exhaled slowly"作家會寫「She exhaled slowly」 to show a character calming down or giving up來表現一個角色正在冷靜下來或放棄
That points to the other way people use it: exhaling stands for release. "I exhaled when I saw the results" means the worry left me. Some people even say "You can exhale now" to mean "you can stop worrying." It can be a noun too — "on the exhale" — but that use lives almost entirely in yoga and breathing exercises.
That points to the other way people use it這也帶出這個字的另一種用法 exhaling stands for releaseexhaling可以代表「放下、鬆一口氣」 "I exhaled when I saw the results"「I exhaled when I saw the results」 means the worry left me意思是擔心的感覺放下了 Some people even say "You can exhale now"有些人甚至會說「You can exhale now」 to mean "you can stop worrying."意思是「你可以放心了」 It can be a noun too它也可以當名詞用 "on the exhale"像「on the exhale」 but that use lives almost entirely in yoga and breathing exercises不過這種用法幾乎只出現在瑜伽和呼吸練習裡
組成ex- (out) + Latin halare (to breathe). So: to breathe out. The Latin halare is the same root behind inhale and halitosis (bad breath).
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exhaleverb/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/
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To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
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To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
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To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
- Above was a tiled roof – though from that imperfect tiling exhaled stench and pestilence.
- Passengers on the earliest railway services would not even have enjoyed the luxury of a platform, instead having to step up onto the waiting open top wagons, where they would experience a journey that left many choking on the plumes of smoke exhaled by the leading locomotive.
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To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
- The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
- Leſs fragrant Scents th' unfolding Roſe exhales, / Or Spices breathing in Arabian Gales.
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To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
- The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.
exhalenoun/ˌɛksˈheɪ̯l/
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An exhalation.
- Now have client take slower, normal breaths through the nose and notice how the abdomen moves slightly outward with each inhale and then deflates with each exhale.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。