hyperventilate

A verb used to describe the act of breathing at an abnormally rapid or deep rate, often due to anxiety, panic, or a medical condition.

• 🇨🇳动词，指呼吸异常快速或深大，常因焦虑、恐慌或某些疾病引起；也可指因过度换气导致体内二氧化碳过低。

1. Breathe excessively fast B2 formal medical

   To breathe at an abnormally rapid rate, often due to anxiety or panic, causing a decrease in carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

   • She started to hyperventilate during the panic attack.
   • The doctor warned that hyperventilating can cause dizziness.
   • He was hyperventilating after the intense exercise.

   🇨🇳过度换气

   同义词: gasphuffpant

2. Cause rapid breathing C1 formal medical

   To cause someone to breathe excessively fast, often as a result of medical treatment or a specific condition.

   • The medication can hyperventilate the patient if not monitored.
   • The stress of the situation hyperventilated him within minutes.
   • They used a technique to hyperventilate the lungs for the test.

   🇨🇳引起过度换气

   反义词: calmpacifyrelaxsoothe

• hyperventilated past participle
• hyperventilated past simple
• hyperventilating present participle
• hyperventilates third person singular