プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
いきぎれ【息切れ】
&fRoman1;〔呼吸の〕息切れする be short of breath; be short-winded ⇒いき(息)
心臓が悪いので息切れが激しい
He is extremely short of breath because of his bad heart.
&fRoman2;〔精力の〕
この仕事にそろそろ息切れがしてきた
I can't keep up with the pace of this work much longer.
不正行為に対する政府の調査はわずか2週間で息切れしたようだ
The government's investigation of corrupt practices seems to have run out of steam after only two weeks.