hyperventilate /ˌhaɪpɚˈvɛntəˌleɪt/ verb hyperventilates; hyperventilated; hyperventilating
hyperventilates; hyperventilated; hyperventilating
Learner's definition of HYPERVENTILATE
[no object]
: to breathe very quickly and deeply过度呼吸;换气过度 ◊ When you hyperventilate you breathe so quickly that you begin to feel dizzy. Hyperventilate is also sometimes used figuratively to describe a person who is becoming very upset or excited but not actually breathing quickly.过度呼吸时,由于呼吸过快会感到头晕。Hyperventilate有时也用作比喻,用于描述某人感到不安或兴奋,但并非真的呼吸急促。
— hyperventilation
/ˌhaɪpɚˌvɛntəˈleɪʃən/ noun [noncount]