breath

[breθ]

n.呼吸, 气息
n.一口气, 一瞬间,微风, 迹象,[语]气音

n.

1. 呼吸, 气息[U]

After all that running, he was short of breath.

那样跑了一阵之后, 他气喘吁吁了。

2. (呼吸的)一次, 一口气[C]

When he walked out of the room, he drew a deep breath.

他走出房间, 深深地吸了一口气。

3. 微风[S][U]

There was not a breath of air in the hot auditorium.

在那个闷热的礼堂里没有一丝微风。

4. 瞬息[C]

5. 迹象[U]

6. 【语】无声音, 气音[C]

词形变化

名词复数：breaths

词义辨析

同义:

n.呼吸

respiration  breathing  wind  halitus  inhalation  inspiration  exhalation  expiration  pant  wheeze  gasp  gulp  whiff  air  sigh  aspiration

n.生命

life  life force  lifeblood  vital spark  soul  anima

n.暂休

pause  respite  break  breather  breathing spell  rest  recess  time-out

n.低语

murmur  whisper  sigh  undertone

n.微风

breeze  zephyr  puff  waft  whiff  

同义参见:

wind  vapor  bouquet  second  odor  

英英释义

名词 breath:

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

a short respite

同义词：breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time

an indirect suggestion

同义词：hint, intimation

a slight movement of the air

短语词组

catch one's breath

1. 屏息

The song was so beautiful that it made me catch my breath.

这首歌太好了, 我禁不住屏息而听。

2. 喘气

Let me catch my breath after running so fast.

快跑过后让我喘一口气。

hold one's breath

1. 屏息而待

All Europe held its breath to see who would win the election.

全欧洲屏息而待, 看谁能赢得这场选举。

out of breath

1. 喘不过气来

I'm out of breath after running up the stairs.

奔上楼梯我气喘吁吁。

waste one's breath

1. 白费口舌

Don't waste your breath trying to persuade him.

别白费口舌去劝他了。

补充

breathbreath英:[breθ] 美:[brɛθ]n.1.气息; 呼吸We had to pause frequently for breath.我们不得不经常停下来喘口气。2.(一次)呼吸, 一口气; 微风There was not a breath in the air.一丝风也没有。

例句

1. His breath was coming thick and fast.他的呼吸又粗又急。 2. Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door.她倚靠在门上, 大口喘着气。 3. He spoke for an hour and barely paused for breath.他滔滔不绝地说了一个小时, 几乎都没停下来喘口气。 4. I had no breath left to run any further.我已经上气不接下气, 再也跑不动了。 5. I could smell the whisky on his breath.我能闻到他呼吸中的威士忌味道。 6. Smoking causes bad breath.吸烟会导致口臭。 7. Her breath smells.她有口臭。 8. I took a quick breath and dived down again.我迅速吸了一口气, 再次潜入水中。 9. The doctor told me to take deep breaths.医生让我进行几次深呼吸。 10. Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.一丝风也没有, 松树枝条纹丝不动。 11. I seemed to feel a breath of spring in the air.我似乎感觉到了空气中春天的气息。 12. The merest breath of scandal would have ruined her chances.任何流言蜚语都会让她错失机会。 13. It was not even a sound, just a breath.那都算不上什么声响, 只是一种轻微的声音。 14. Just a breath separated the two shots, but they were not simultaneous.两枪间隔时间很短, 但并非同时发射。 15. The builders say the work will be done in two weeks, but don't hold your breath.建筑方声称工程将在两周内完工, 不过还是别指望了。 16. I'd been cooped up in the office all day and was in desperate need of a breath of air.我在办公室里憋了一整天了, 急需透透气。 17. Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松, 令人耳目一新。 18. The free right to discuss public affairs is the breath of life to parliamentary institutions.自由讨论公众事务的权利对于议会机构来说是必不可少的。 19. I took a moment to catch my breath before resuming the climb.我歇了一会儿喘口气, 然后才继续攀登。 20. Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.尼科差点儿把瓶子摔了, 这让肯尼倒吸了一口气。 21. We need to take a moment to draw breath and try to decided on our next move.我们需要休息一会, 决定我们下一步的行动。 22. He needed a moment to get his breath back after running up three flights of stairs.在跑上三段楼梯后, 他需要时间缓口气。 23. I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got my breath back.我伸出一只手抵住墙壁撑着身子, 让自己喘口气。 24. Stanley claims to be able to hold his breath for three and a half minutes.斯坦利声称自己能憋气三分半钟。 25. The whole world has been holding its breath for this speech.整个世界都在屏息等待此次演讲开始。 26. We're all holding our breath to see if there are any startling new revelations.我们都在屏息静观是否会揭露出新的惊人内幕。 27. He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States.他称赞本周达成的军备协议, 但同时又对美国的动机表示怀疑。 28. And I shall keep on asserting my innocence until I take my last breath.我会一直坚称自己是清白的, 直至生命的最后一刻。 29. There she was, slightly out of breath from running.她就在那里, 跑得有点喘不过气来。 30. Any exercise that makes you short of breath should be stopped.任何导致呼吸困难的锻炼都应当停止。 31. She felt short of breath and flushed.她感到呼吸急促, 满脸通红。 32. The beauty of the scenery took our breath away.风景美得令我们惊叹不已。 33. The sheer effrontery of the claim took everyone's breath away.这一陈述中透露出的赤裸裸的傲慢令所有人咋舌。 34. Walsh muttered something under his breath.沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。 35. The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath.她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。 36. I was gasping for breath.我大口喘气。 37. his breath smelled of garlic.他呼出来的气息有股大蒜味。 38. she drew a quick breath.她迅速吸了口气。 39. the weather was balmy, not a breath of wind.天气温和，一丝风也没有。 40. he avoided the slightest breath of scandal.他对流言飞语避之唯恐不及。 41. Mike, my present husband, was a breath of fresh air.我现在的丈夫迈克，让大家耳目一新。 42. politics has been the breath of life to her for 50 years.这五十年以来，政治一直是她的生命。 43. Next thing you know I'll be knitting baby clothes. But don't hold your breath!.还要告诉你一件事，我要编织娃娃穿的衣服了。不过不要抱太高期望。 44. France held its breath while the Senate chose its new president.参议院选新议长时弗朗思非常焦急。 45. she admitted it but said in the same breath that it was of no consequence.她承认了这件事同时却又说这并不重要。 46. she would fight to the last breath to preserve her good name.为保护自己的清誉，她将斗争到底。 47. he swore violently under his breath.他压低嗓门恶骂。 48. I've far better things to do than waste my breath arguing.我不会徒费唇舌辩论的，我还有更有意义的事情要做呢。 49. Take a few deep breaths before you start running.跑步以前要先深吸几口气。 50. James's happy face is like a breath of fresh air in that miserable place.詹姆斯欢欣的脸孔给那个悲惨的地方带来了一点生气。 51. We all held our breath as we waited for her reply.我们都屏息静待她的回答。 52. The spectacular view took our breath away.壮丽的景色令我们叹为观止。 53. gum that freshens your breath使口气清新的口香糖 54. His breath smells like garlic. = He has garlic breath.他呼出的气有股蒜味。 55. It's so cold outside that I can see my breath.外面太冷了，我都能看到自己呵出的气。 56. We could smell the alcohol on his breath. [=his breath smelled of alcohol]我们能闻到他呼出的气有股酒味。 57. He has bad breath. [=breath that smells unpleasant]他有口臭。 58. Would you like a breath mint? [=a candy used to make breath smell better]你想来一块儿使口气清新的薄荷糖吗？ 59. He was fighting/struggling for breath. [=he was having a lot of difficulty breathing]他呼吸困难。 60. My mad dash for the bus left me gasping for breath.我疯狂地追赶公共汽车，累得上气不接下气。 61. Give me a moment to catch my breath.给我点时间让我歇口气。 62. I'm a little out of breath from walking up all those stairs.爬完全部楼梯，我有点儿喘不过气来。 63. The patient complains that he's short of breath.病人说自己呼吸困难。 64. The doctor asked if I had been experiencing shortness of breath lately.大夫问我近来是否呼吸困难。 65. I took/drew a long breath before speaking again.再次开口讲话之前，我深吸了一口气。 66. The patient was only able to take shallow breaths. [=only able to take in small amounts of air]病人只能浅吸气。 67. Take a deep breath. [=breathe deeply; take a lot of air into your lungs]深吸一口气。 68. (US) I've barely had time to (stop and/to) take a breath since they got here. = (Brit) I've barely had time to draw breath since they got here. [=I have not been able to pause and rest]自从他们来到这里，我几乎没有时间歇口气。 69. She recited the whole list in one breath. [=she recited it without stopping to breathe]她一口气背出了清单里的全部内容。 70. her last/dying breath [=the breath that she took just before she died]她最后的一口气 71. It's unusual to hear “promotions” mentioned in the same breath as “layoffs.”听到有人说完“升职”紧接着说“裁员”，这很不寻常。 72. "She praises their work, then criticizes them in the next breath. [=then immediately criticizes them]"她表扬了他们的工作，紧接着指出了他们的不足。 73. "He begged her to go with him, but she told him he was wasting his breath."他恳求她与他一起去，但是她叫他不要白费口舌。 74. "You're not going to get him to stop drinking, so don't waste your breath."你不可能让他戒酒，所以不要白费口舌了。 75. a hot day with scarcely a breath of wind几乎没有一丝微风的炎热天气 76. a faint breath [=hint] of scandal丑闻的蛛丝马迹 77. There was never even the slightest breath [=suggestion] of suspicion.从未有过丝毫怀疑。 78. We went outside to get a breath of fresh air.我们到外面去呼吸新鲜空气。 79. His unusual outlook is a breath of fresh air.他与众不同的观点使大家眼前一亮。 80. "After dealing for so long with a difficult boss, our new supervisor is a breath of fresh air."在那个喜欢刁难人的老板手下干了这么长时间之后，见到新任主管我们都感觉耳目一新。 81. How long can you hold your breath?你憋气能憋多久？ 82. "He says he'll do it, but I'm not holding my breath. [=I doubt he will do it]"他说会去做那件事，但我深表怀疑。 83. "“She promised to pay me tomorrow.” “Well, don't hold your breath.” [=do not expect her to pay you tomorrow]"“她答应明天给我付钱。”“唉，别指望了。” 84. The acrobatic skill of the dancers took my breath away.舞者们的特技令我惊叹。 85. We heard her mutter something under her breath.我们听见她在低声嘀咕着什么。