VERB (通常指因恐惧、疲惫或兴奋而)呼吸急促,通气过度 If someone hyperventilates, they begin to breathe very fast in an uncontrollable way, usually because they are very frightened, tired, or excited.
I hyperventilate when they come near me with the needle. 当他们拿着注射针走近我时,我的呼吸急速加快。
She said: The first thing I did was just breathe. I almost hyperventilated because I realised I had been holding my breath for a couple of months. I started crying and I started laughing, and then doing both at the same time. 她说:我做的第一件事就是呼吸,当我意识到我这几个月一直都在屏住呼吸时我快呼吸过度了。
I hyperventilated for 30 minutes with shock. 接下来的30分钟我因为震惊不已而不断喘着粗气。