perspire UK [pə'spaɪər] US [pɚ'spaɪɚ] verb intransitive formal or polite word for ■sweat (= to pass liquid through the skin) 出汗,流汗•He was perspiring in his thick woollen suit.他穿着厚厚的羊毛衫一直流汗。 •The journalists and camera crews began to perspire in the heat as they stood waiting for the president to appear.记者和摄影师们在酷热中站着等候总统出现,热得都开始流汗了。 |