breath

英[breθ] 美[breθ]
  • n. 呼吸；气息
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 迹象
    2. 呼吸，呼吸力
    3. 气息，气味
    4. 一口气，一息，一气
    5. 微风
    6. 一次
    7. 瞬息，一瞬间
    8. 生命
    9. 【语】无声音
    10. 声息，气音，微音
    11. 低语，喃喃
    12. 香气
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]气息; 呼吸 air taken into and breathed out of the lungs
    2. [C](一次)呼吸,一口气; 微风 a single act of breathing air in and out once; light wind
    3. [U]迹象 a slight sign of sth

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing;

    "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"
    "he was fighting to his last breath"

  2. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration;

    "his sour breath offended her"

  3. a short respite

  4. an indirect suggestion;

    "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

  5. a slight movement of the air;

    "there wasn't a breath of air in the room"

双语例句

1. I held my breath and sank under the water.
我屏住呼吸沉入水底。

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2. There she was, slightly out of breath from running.
她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。

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3. He was aware of the stink of stale beer on his breath.
他知道自己嘴里有股变味啤酒的馊味。

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4. The whole world holds its breath for this speech.
整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。

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5. Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped.
任何导致呼吸出现困难的锻炼都应停止。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He caught his breath in surprise.
      他惊奇得屏住了呼吸。
    2. His chest heaves with every breath.
      他的胸部随着呼吸而起伏。
    3. It took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race.
      赛跑后我们用了好几分钟才恢复了正常呼吸。
    4. His breath smelt suspiciously of drink.
      他嘴里呼出的气息好象有酒味。
    5. The delicious breath of rain was in the air.
      空中弥漫着清新的雨的气息。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Draw a deep breath.
      作一次深呼吸。
    2. He made a deep breath.
      他深深地吸了一口气。
    3. The athlete soon recovered his breath after the final dash.
      这位运动员最后冲刺之后很快就呼吸正常了。
    4. I shall love you as long as I have breath.
      我爱你至死不渝。
    5. Our scouts brushed aside in one breath all the mines laid by the enemy.
      我们的侦察兵把敌人埋的地雷一下子全排除了。
    6. The sick man spoke slowly, with frequent pauses for breath.
      那个病人慢慢地讲着,不时停下来喘息。
    7. It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
      与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌。
    8. There was not a breath in the air.
      一丝风也没有。
    9. Conservatives are against every breath of social reform.
      保守派对任何一点的社会改革都要反对。

用法讲解

n. (名词)
  1. breath的基本意思是“气息; 呼吸”,表示呼出或吸入之空气、气息时是不可数名词,一般不加冠词。表示“一口气,一次呼吸,微风”时是可数名词,可加不定冠词,但复数形式一般很少用。用于比喻则可表示“生命”。
  2. breath还可作“(一丝)痕迹,迹象”解。
n. (名词)
take breath, take a breath
  • 两者意思不同:前者意思是“歇口气”; 而后者意思是“呼吸一口气”。例如:
  • After running, they stopped to take breath.跑过后他们停下来歇口气。
  • Take a breath.作一次呼吸。
    • catch one's breath, get one's breath
  • 这两个短语意思不同:前者意思是“屏息”; 而后者意思是“恢复正常状态”。例如:
  • As the acrobat swung round and round, the audience caught their breath. 那位杂技演员不停地旋转时,观众们个个屏住了呼吸。
  • I need time to get my breath after running.跑完后,我需要一点时间把气缓过来。
    • out of breath, lose one's breath
  • 两者都可作“上气不接下气”解,但out of breath用作表语。

    • 常见错误

    n. (名词)
      我们到那里时,已经气喘吁吁了。

      误 When we got there, we were already out of the breath.

      正 When we got there, we were already out of breath.

      析 out of breath是习语,意为“喘不过气来”, breath前不加冠词。

      保姆闻到他的呼吸中有烟味。

      误 Mammy could smell the smoke in his breath.

      正 Mammy could smell the smoke on his breath.

      析 在此句中on不能换成in。

      你可以看出这群迷信群众在受到突然惊吓后那种屏息无声的畏缩样子。

      误 You could see the superstitious crowd shrink and catch their breaths under the sudden shock.

      正 You could see the superstitious crowd shrink and catch their breath under the sudden shock.

      析 breath作“气息”解时是不可数名词,故one's breath中的one即使是复数, breath也要用单数。

    词源解说

    • ☆ 直接源自中古英语的breth，意为吸气。
    用作名词 (n.)
    breath of fresh air
      使人耳目一新,带来新鲜感 refreshing development
    catch one's breath
      〈非正〉休息一下,歇一口气 rest and get back one's normal breathing
    hold one's breath
      屏住气 take no air in
    in the same breath
      同时 simultaneously
    last〔dying〕 breath
      临终 at the last moment of his life
    lose one's breath
      喘不过气 be out of breath
    out of breath
      喘不过气 breathless
    save one's breath
      别白费口舌 I do not want to hear your comments
    stop sb's breath
      把某人杀死 kill sb
    take sb's breath away
      使(某人)目瞪口呆; 使大吃一惊 make sb unable to speak from surprise, pleasure or especially shock
    under one's breath
      低声地 in a low voice or whisper
    waste one's breath
      徒费唇舌 talk when nobody heeds or is listening
    with bated breath
      屏息以待 in anticipation of sth
    用作名词 (n.)
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