To respire is to breathe — to take air in and send it out. It is a rather formal or scientific verb.

To respire呼吸 is是 to breathe就是吸氣再吐氣—— to take air in and send it out。It它 is a rather formal or scientific verb是個相當正式或科學的動詞。

Doctors, biologists, and older or poetic writing use it; almost nobody says “I need to respire” when they step outside. They say breathe.

Doctors, biologists, and older or poetic writing醫生、生物學家，還有比較老派或詩意的文章 use it會用它； almost nobody幾乎沒有人 says 'I need to respire' when they step outside走出門時會說「I need to respire」。They他們 say breathe會說 breathe。

In science, animals and even plants are said to respire, meaning they exchange gases to stay alive.

In science在科學上， animals and even plants動物、甚至植物 are said to respire被說成會 respire， meaning they exchange gases to stay alive意思是牠們／它們交換氣體來維持生命。

Though actually, in older literary English respire could also mean “to catch your breath again” after trouble, like a sigh of relief, but that use is rare now. The usual modern home for this word is the science page, sitting next to respiration and respiratory.

Though actually不過其實， in older literary English在比較老派的文學英文裡 respire could also mean 'to catch your breath again' after trouble也可以指經歷一番波折後「重新喘過氣來」， like a sigh of relief像鬆一口氣， but不過 that use is rare now這個用法現在很少見。The usual modern home for this word這個詞現在通常出現的地方 is the science page是科學文章， sitting next to respiration and respiratory跟 respiration、respiratory 擺在一起。