| 词汇 | breath |
| 释义 | breath noun uk/breθ/ us/breθ/ B1 [ U ]呼吸的空气;气息 the air that goes into and out of your lungs 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))C1 停下来将气喘匀 to pause or rest for a short time until you can breathe comfortably or regularly again I had to stop running to catch my breath. 我跑得喘不上气来，不得不停了下来。 In those days, I could run up several flights of stairs without even stopping to catch my breath. He'd been struggling to catch his breath after leaving the pitchfield. Let me just catch my breath and I'll be with you in a moment. No, no, stop and get your breath. I'll run back to the shops for you. Wait - I just need to get my breath back for a moment. draw breath 呼吸 to breathe Without pausing to draw breath she told me everything. 她气也不喘一口就把一切告诉了我。 She paused to draw breath, her face scarcely hiding her excitement. In the stifling midday heat and between long pauses to draw breath, the frail 86-year-old delivered his speech. He barely stops to draw breath as he talks about the project. I would wake in the night in such a state of panic that I was unable to draw breath. 停下来喘口气 to pause for a short time between doing one thing and the next Give me a minute to draw breath, won't you? 让我歇会喘口气，行吗？ She goes from one task to another without seeming to draw breath. We just need to draw breath between projects. This week marks the end of the consultation period and a chance to draw breath before the next phase. With scarcely a chance to draw breath, she moved onto the next thing. hold your breathB2 屏住呼吸 to keep air in your lungs and not release it so that you need more How long can you hold your breath under water? 在水下你能屏住呼吸多长时间？ Forty seconds is the longest I can hold my breath. Rachel realised she'd been holding her breath and let it out in a big sigh. He stood stock-still and held his breath, not wanting to make the slightest sound. Holding her breath, she slowly turned the door handle. C2 屏息以待 to wait for something to happen, often feeling anxious Fans held their breath waiting for the final whistle. 球迷们屏息以待终场哨声响起。 Now it's a case of holding our breath till we hear the final outcome. She said we might hear from the council next week, but I'm not holding my breath. They might make changes to the tax system, but don't hold your breath. As to whether there will be a resolution to the situation anytime soon, well, don't hold your breath. [ C ]一次呼吸 a single action of breathing air into your lungs take a breathB2 吸气 to breathe air into your lungs (as a single action) The doctor told me to take a deep breath (= breathe in a lot of air). 医生让我做深吸气。 She closed her eyes and took a big breath. I took a breath, smiled, and slowly tried once more to explain. So how far can you swim without taking a breath? Take a deep breath and try to clear your mind. a breath of air 一丝微风 the smallest amount of wind There wasn't a breath of air in the room. 房间里一点儿都不透气。 Not a breath of air stirred the trees or the grass. There were over fifty of us in one small room, without a breath of air. A few wispy clouds hung in the sky, without a breath of air to move them. The sea looked like glass that day. There wasn't a breath of air. 在外面稍微呆一会儿;透气 a short period of time spent outside 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。 I could use a breath of air - I'm just popping out for a second. We'd been shut in a hot classroom all afternoon and wanted a breath of air. I took a short walk at lunch just to get a breath of fresh air. Sometimes it's good to leave the office for a few minutes and get a breath of fresh air.
Idioms a breath of fresh airidiom C2 令人耳目一新的人（或物） someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting Angela's so cheerful and lively - she's like a breath of fresh air when she visits. 安杰拉如此快乐，充满活力——她一来就像带来了一阵清新的空气。 in the same breathidiom 同时，紧接着（指同时说出两件相抵触的事） If you say two things in the same breath, you say two things that are so different that if one is true, the other must be false. You say he treats you badly but in the same breath you tell me how much you love him! 你一会儿说他对你有多不好，可一会儿又说你有多爱他！ take someone's breath awayidiom B2 美得令…透不过气来；令…惊叹 to be extremely beautiful or surprising The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath away. 泰姬陵美得让我惊叹。 under your breathidiom C2 低声地，轻声地 quietly so that other people cannot hear exactly what you are saying He muttered something under his breath. 他低声嘀咕着什么。 with your last/dying breathidiom literary 用最后一口气;临终前 just before you die She asked him with her dying breath to take care of her child. 她临终前请求他照顾她的孩子。 |
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