wheeze

英 [wi?z] 美[wiz]
  • vi. 喘息；呼哧呼哧地響
  • vt. 喘息著說(shuō)；喘息地發(fā)出
  • n. 喘息；喘氣聲

英英釋意

1. breathing with a husky or whistling sound
2. (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick;
"a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"