exhalation

n.
1. falling star,meteor流星。
△H. VIII 3. 2. 226 (225):“I shall fall / Like a bright exhalation in theevening,/ And no man see me more. ”我将要像傍晚的一颗流星陨落，以后再不会有人看见我了。
2. fiery meteor,i.e. carbuncle火红的流星，（指）红疹。
△1H. IV. 2. 4. 355 (319): “My lord,do you see thesemeteors? Do you behold these exhalations?”(Meteors were thought to be exhaled as yapours from theearth. ) i. e. do you see these pimples,red blotches and carbuncles on my face?殿下，你看见我脸上的这些流星了吗？ 你看见我脸上的这些陨星了吗？ (按：“流星”、“陨星”均指巴道夫脸上因酗酒引起的脓疱和红疹。)