英文單字(6)《spire 呼吸》

「spire」做單獨單字為「螺旋塔、尖塔」的意思，當作為單字的一部分時，用來當作「呼吸(breathe)」的動作。還記得Airwave口香糖的廣告嗎？吃了以後只要一吸氣就會有螺旋狀的氣往上串流的樣子。

spire 螺旋塔、尖塔(n.)

The church's roof is a shape of a spire.

aspire 渴望、嚮往(v.)

把生命的氣息朝向一個方向，代表對某事物的渴望及嚮往。

He aspires to become a lawyer. 

perspire 出汗(v.)

一個人從頭到尾全身的呼吸代表什麼？就是皮膚的出汗。

She perspires very much as she had been running a long time.  

perspiration 出汗、汗水(n.)

How much salt you lose through perspiration?

expire 到期、逝世(v.)

人的氣息離開了軀體表示逝世。逝世用在事物上可以表示到期。

Her passport expires next month.

conspire 共謀(v.)

呼吸同步表示心態一致，雖然是一種協力但卻偏向於負面。

Kevin felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.

suspire 嘆息(v.)

往下吐了很長的一口氣。這個字比較少用，通常用「sigh」來表示嘆息。

sigh 嘆息(n.v.)

She squat down with a sigh, looks very tired.

respire 呼吸(v.)

呼吸就是一再吸吐的動作，重複呼吸就是呼吸。

Fish generally respire through gills, and people used lungs to respire.

respiration 呼吸(n.)

respiratory 呼吸作用的(adj.)

inspire 激勵、啟發(v.)

人從外部把信念吐息至人心，可以產生激勵或啟發的作用。

The foreign teacher inspired the students' language brains.
This policy has been inspiring many middle company to promote their technology.

inspiration 激勵、靈感(n.)

I've got lots of inspiration on this trip

transpire 透露、蒸發(v.)

地球的呼吸就是水分移動蒸發的循環作用；人把內在的氣息轉移出去讓大家知道成為一種透露行為。

She is a woman who can't keep a secret. She transpire other one's secret many times.
Water would be transpiring if it be boiled.

Extra word:

gill 腮(n.)