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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
perspire
per·spire [perspire perspires perspired perspiring] BrE [pəˈspaɪə(r)] NAmE [pərˈspaɪər] verb intransitive (formal) to produce sweat on your body Syn: ↑sweat •The game of squash left me perspiring profusely. •He mopped his perspiring face with a handkerchief. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 17th cent.: from French perspirer, from Latin perspirare, from per- ‘through’ + spirare ‘breathe’. Example Bank: •She was perspiring a little with the heat.
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