1725, "to breathe in," back-formation from inhalation or else from Latin inhalare "breathe upon," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + halare "breathe." Related: Inhaled; inhaling. Current sense is because the word was taken as the opposite of exhale. Slang sense of "eat rapidly" is recorded from 1924. As a noun, by 1934. Related: Inhaled; inhaling.
雙語例句
1. Don't inhale dust into your lung.
別把灰塵吸進肺里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Do you inhale when you smoke?
你抽煙時是否把煙吸入肺里?
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. Smokers who inhale are likely to become addicted to nicotine.
吸煙的人容易對尼古丁上癮.
來自辭典例句
4. He continued to inhale the close , and somewhat professional atmosphere of Mrs. Glass's small parlour.
他繼續呼吸格拉斯太太的那個小小客廳里的那既沉悶又帶點行業氣味的空氣.
來自辭典例句
5. They are pleased to not inhale second hand smoke.