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respiration

🇬🇧 UK/ˌrespəˈreɪʃn/🇺🇸 US/.respә'reiʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

The process of breathing in and out; the exchange of gases in living organisms to produce energy

呼吸;呼吸作用

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
spirbreathe, spirit
+
ationact, process, state
=respiration

Common Collocations

  • 1.cellular respiration细胞呼吸
  • 2.aerobic respiration有氧呼吸
  • 3.rate of respiration呼吸频率
  • 4.artificial respiration人工呼吸

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Cellular respiration converts glucose into energy that the body can use.

  • 2.

    The doctor monitored the patient's respiration rate throughout the surgery.

  • 3.

    Aerobic respiration requires oxygen, while anaerobic respiration does not.

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