perspire
perspire — 動詞
1. to give off tiny drops of moisture from your skin, usually because you are hot o
出汗
因熱或緊張而出汗
to give off tiny drops of moisture from your skin, usually because you are hot or anxious
Even in winter, Marcus perspires when he speaks to large crowds.
Marcus 即使在冬天，對大批觀眾講話時也會出汗。
formal alternative to sweat
The runners perspired heavily by the end of the mountain race.
跑到山地賽最後時，跑者都已經滿身大汗。
common adverb: perspire heavily
Under the studio lights, the actor began to perspire.
在攝影棚燈光下，那位演員開始出汗。
Nervous parents often perspire while waiting outside the surgery room.
緊張的家長在手術室外等候時常會出汗。
By noon, hikers were perspiring through their shirts on the trail.
到了中午，健行的人在步道上早已汗濕了上衣。
- sweat
the normal everyday word in spoken and written English
- break into a sweat
emphasizes the moment sweating starts, often suddenly
- secrete
technical and broader; it can describe producing other body substances too
文法句型
somebody perspires
somebody perspires heavily
somebody begins to perspire
用法筆記
Common in formal, medical, or slightly humorous language. In everyday conversation, people usually say sweat instead.