breath
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. 呼气
I could smell the whisky on his breath. 我能从他的呼气中闻到威士忌酒味。
2. N-VAR When you take a breath, you breathe in once. 呼吸
He took a deep breath, and began to climb the stairs. 他深深地吸了一口气,然后开始爬楼梯。
Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door. 她靠在门上,大口喘着气,
3. PHRASE If you go outside for a breath of fresh air or for a breath of air, you go outside because it is unpleasantly warm indoors. (到户外) 透口气
I had to step outside for a breath of fresh air. 我得到外面去透口气。
4. PHRASE If you describe something new or different as a breath of fresh air, you mean that it makes a situation or subject more interesting or exciting. 带来新气象[表赞许]
Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air. 她对一个几乎是禁忌话题的干脆处理令人耳目一新。
5. PHRASE When you get your breath back after doing something energetic, you start breathing normally again. 缓过气来
I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got my breath back. 我伸出一只手撑在房子上使自己站稳,缓口气。
6. PHRASE If you are out of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic. 喘不过气
She was slightly out of breath from running. 她跑过后有点上气不接下气。
7. PHRASE You can use in the same breath or in the next breath to indicate that someone says two very different or contradictory things, especially when you are criticizing them. 自相矛盾[表不满]
He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States. 他赞扬了这周的武器协定,可自相矛盾的是又表示了对美国的动机的怀疑。
8. PHRASE If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example, because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath. 气短
She felt short of breath and flushed. 她感到气短,脸也红了。
9. PHRASE If you say something under your breath, you say it in a very quiet voice, often because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying. 低声地
Walsh muttered something under his breath. 沃尔什低声嘀咕了什么。
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breath /brɛθ/ (breaths)
剑桥词典
- B1 [ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
- Her breath reeked of garlic .
- I heard his breath rasping in his chest .
- The disease may cause cold sweating , nausea , vomiting and shortness of breath .
- She paused to get her breath back and then carried on jogging .
- It's terribly smoky in here - I'm just going out for a breath of fresh air .
the air that goes into and out of your lungs
呼吸的空气;气息
Her breath smelled of garlic . 她的嘴里有大蒜味。
She was dizzy and short of breath (= unable to breathe in enough air ). 她头昏眼花,上气不接下气。
He burst into the room , red-faced and out of breath (= unable to breathe comfortably because of tiredness or excitement ). 他冲进房间,满脸通红,气喘吁吁。
catch your breath ( also get your breath (back))
to pause or rest for a short time until you can breathe comfortably or regularly again
停下来将气喘匀
I had to stop running to catch my breath. 我跑得喘不上气来,不得不停了下来。
draw breath
to breathe
呼吸
Without pausing to draw breath she told me everything. 她气也不喘一口就把一切告诉了我。
to pause for a short time between doing one thing and the next
停下来喘口气
Give me a minute to draw breath, won't you? 让我歇会喘口气,行吗?
hold your breath
to keep air in your lungs and not release it so that you need more
屏住呼吸
How long can you hold your breath under water ? 在水下你能屏住呼吸多长时间?
to wait for something to happen , often feeling anxious
屏息以待
Fans held their breath waiting for the final whistle . 球迷们屏息以待终场哨声响起。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a single action of breathing air into your lungs
一次呼吸
take a breath
to breathe air into your lungs (as a single action )
吸气
The doctor told me to take a deep breath (= breathe in a lot of air ). 医生让我做深吸气。
a breath of air
the smallest amount of wind
一丝微风
There wasn't a breath of air in the room . 房间里一点儿都不透气。
a short period of time spent outside
在外面稍微呆一会儿;透气
I'm just going out for a breath of (fresh ) air - I won't be long . 我去外面透透气 ——很快就回来。
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习语
a breath of fresh airdon't hold your breath
in the same breath
take sb's breath away
under your breath
with your last/dying breath 返回 breath