lungful

[US]/'lʌŋfʊl/
[UK]/'lʌŋfʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 两肺的容量
adj. 两肺的容量
Word Forms
复数lungfuls

Example Sentences

take a deep lungful of fresh air

深呼吸新鲜空气

fill your lungs with a lungful of oxygen

让肺部充满一口氧气

breathe in a lungful of the sea breeze

吸一口海风

get a lungful of the crisp mountain air

深吸一口清新的山间空气

inhale a lungful of fragrant flowers

吸一口芬芳的花香

Real-world Examples

He finally blew out the lungful of smoke that he had sucked in earlier—right in Wang's face.

他终于把刚才吸入的一口烟吐了出来——就在王的脸上。

Source: The Three-Body Problem I

He took a deep lungful of smoke and expelled it between his teeth with a faint hiss.

他深吸一口烟,发出微弱的嘶嘶声,从牙缝间吐出。

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

She took a deep lungful of smoke and let it pour out through her mouth with a slow sigh.

她深深地吸了一口烟, 慢慢地叹了口气, 让它从嘴里吐了出来。

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

He took a deep lungful of smoke and let it out between his teeth in a long, quiet sigh.

他深吸一口烟, 从牙缝间吐出, 长长地叹了口气。

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

He took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette and swallowed a deep lungful of smoke and let the smoke come out between his teeth with a long, relaxed hiss.

他拿出烟盒, 点上一根烟, 深深地吸了一口烟, 让烟从牙缝间吐出,发出一声长长的、放松的嘶嘶声。

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

" Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves. We depend upon them for every mouth of food that we eat and every lungful of air that we breathe, " said David Attenborough, presenter of the series.

该片的解说大卫·爱登堡说:“植物是包括我们在内的一切生命的基础。我们吃的每一口食物、呼吸的每一口空气都依赖于植物。”

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

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