English Dictionary

respiration

/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath. / An act of breathing; a breath. / Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.

Respiration is essential for all living organisms.

意味（1）

The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.

意味（2）

An act of breathing; a breath.

Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again.

意味（3）

Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.

意味（4）

The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.