| 单词 | breath |
| 释义 | breath [breθ] noun IMPROVER uncountable ■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 •He burst into the room, red-faced and out of catch your breath (UK also get your breath back) ■to pause or rest for a short time until you can breathe comfortably or regularly again 停下来让呼吸平缓下来 •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 •Without pausing to draw ■to pause for a short time to rest or recover 停下来喘口气•Give me a moment to draw breath, won't you?让我歇一会喘口气，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?你能屏住呼吸多长时间？ countable ■a single action of breathing air into your lungs 吸一下气 take a breath ■to breathe air into your lungs (as a single action) 吸气 •The doctor told me to take a deep a breath of air ■the smallest amount of wind 一丝微风 •There wasn't a breath of air in the room.房间里闷得让人透不过气来。 ■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.我需要在外面呆一会儿，透透气。 [breθ] noun a breath of fresh air ■someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting 令人耳目一新的人（或物） •Angela's so cheerful and lively - she's like [breθ] noun Don't hold your breath. humorous ■said in order to tell someone that an event is not likely to happen （指不大可能发生）别眼巴巴等着，有你等的 •She said she might have finished by this afternoon but don't hold your breath.她说她有可能在今天下午之前完成，不过你可别眼巴巴等着。 [breθ] noun in the same breath ■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 同时，紧接着（指同时说出两件相抵触的事） •You say you're bored and frustrated but in the same breath say you're resigned to staying in the same job.你一会儿说你对工作感到厌烦，无成就感，可一会儿又说你安于继续做这份工作。 [breθ] noun take sb's breath away ■be extremely beautiful or surprising 美得令（某人）透不过气来；令（某人）惊叹 •The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath away.泰姬陵美得让我惊叹。 [breθ] noun under your breath ■quietly so that other people can not hear exactly what you are saying 低声地，轻声地 •He muttered something under his breath.他低声嘀咕着甚么。 [breθ] noun with your last/dying breath literary ■just before you die 用最后一口气；临终前 •She asked him with her dying breath to look after her child.她临终前请求他照顾她的孩子。 [breθ] noun Common Learner Errors breath or breathe?Warning: do not confuse the noun breath with the verb breathe : ✗ Pollution is damaging the air that we breath.Pollution is damaging the air that we breathe. |
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