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breath /breθ/► SEE ALLa breath of fresh airget your breath backhold your breathout of breathsay, etc. sth in the same breathtake sb’s breath awayunder your breathwith bated breathcatch your breathdraw breathmention sb/sth in the same breathsave your breathwaste your breath (on sb/sth)
●a breath of fresh ˈaira person or thing that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting 令人耳目一新的人（或事物）◆Having these young people living with us is like a breath of fresh air after years on our own.
我们多年来都是自己住，现在和这些年轻人一起生活，好像焕发了生气。●get your ˈbreath backbe able to breathe again properly after running, etc. （跑步等后）恢复正常呼吸，缓一口气◆She stopped at the top of the stairs to get her breath back.
她在楼梯顶上停下来歇了口气。●hold your ˈbreath1. stop breathing for a short time, for example because you are afraid of sth or very anxious about sth （因害怕或担心等而）屏住呼吸◆I held my breath as the car skidded towards me.
那辆车打滑朝我撞过来时，我屏住了呼吸。2. be anxious while you are waiting for sth that you are worried about 屏息以待；焦虑地等待◆‘When will you hear about your job application?’ ‘Not till next week. I’m holding my breath until then.’
“你什么时候会知道求职申请的结果？”“要到下星期，我的心还一直悬着。”3. (informal, don’t hold your breathused for telling sb that it’s not worth waiting for sth 不用费心等待；不要抱太大希望◆We’ll let you know if there’s any work for you, but don’t hold your breath.
要是有工作适合你，我们会告诉你，但是不要抱太大希望。●out of ˈbreathnot be able to breathe easily after physical effort 气喘吁吁；上气不接下气◆I’m out of breath now after running for the bus.
为赶上那辆公共汽车我跑得气喘吁吁的。●ˌsay, etc. sth in the same ˈbreathsay sth which appears to be the opposite of what you have just said 但紧接着又说，但同时又说（与前面所说的意思刚好相反）◆He told me that my work had improved and then in the same breath said that I was lazy.
他对我说我的工作有了进步，但紧接着又说我不勤快。●take sb’s ˈbreath awaysurprise or amaze sb 令人惊叹；让人叹绝◆It quite took my breath away when they told me how much money I had won.
他们告诉我我赢了那么多钱时我都惊呆了。▸ ˈbreathtaking adjective
very exciting; spectacular 激动人心的；壮观的◆a breathtaking view
壮丽的景色●under your ˈbreathin a whisper (= a low voice), so that others cannot hear 小声地；轻声地◆He muttered something under his breath.
他轻声嘟囔了几句。 OPP out loud ●with ˌbated ˈbreathhardly able to breathe because you are very anxious about sth （因焦急而）屏住呼吸；急切期待◆We watched with bated breath as the lion moved slowly towards him.我们屏住呼吸看着狮子慢慢向他迫近。●catch your ˈbreathstop breathing for a moment (because of surprise, fear, shock, etc.) （因为惊讶、恐惧、震惊等而）屏息◆The magnificent view made us catch our breath.壮观的景象令我们屏住了呼吸。●draw ˈbreath (BrE) (NAmE draw a ˈbreath) 1. stop doing sth and rest 停下来喘口气◆She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath.她一直滔滔不绝，几乎从不停下来喘口气。2. (literary) live; be alive 生存；存活◆He was as kind a man as ever drew breath.他是世上最善良的人。●mention sb/sth in the same ˈbreathcompare a person or thing with another much better person or thing 将（相差悬殊的人或物）相比较；相提并论；等量齐观◆How can you mention the Beatles and the Spice Girls in the same breath?你怎么能把披头士乐队和辣妹组合相提并论？●save your ˈbreath (spoken) do not waste your time speaking to sb because they will not listen to your comments, advice, suggestions, etc. 免开尊口；别白费口舌◆Save your breath. He never listens to anybody.你别白费唇舌了，他谁的话都不听。 ORIGIN This phrase comes from a longer saying: ‘save your breath to cool your porridge’. 这个短语由谚语 save your breath to cool your porridge （省下你的气去把粥吹凉）省略而来。●waste your ˈbreath (on sb/sth)speak to sb or about sb/sth but not have any effect 白费口舌◆Don’t waste your breath on her. She doesn’t take advice from anybody.别对她徒费唇舌了，她从不听劝。◆I feel like I’m just wasting my breath trying to explain things to him.我觉得跟他解释简直是白说。 |