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breath noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + BREATH | BREATH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, deep, heavy, long, slow 大口呼吸；深呼吸；长长的呼吸；缓缓的呼吸quick, shallow, sharp, short 急促的呼吸；浅的呼吸；短促的呼吸shaky, shuddering 颤抖的呼吸hot, warm 热乎乎的气息bad (= bad-smelling) 口臭◆Smoking gives you bad breath.吸烟使人有口臭。VERB + BREATHdraw, draw in, inhale, suck in, take 吸气◆He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.他足足讲了 20 分钟，几乎都没有停下来喘一口气。◆Take a deep breath and try to relax.深呼吸，尽量放松。exhale, let out, release 呼出气◆He let out a long breath.他长长地舒了一口气。feel 感觉到呼吸◆She could feel his warm breath against her cheek.她能感觉到他温热的气息直扑面颊。hold 屏住呼吸◆How long can you hold your breath for?你能屏气多长时间？get back (BrE) , regain 恢复正常呼吸◆I needed a few minutes to get my breath back after the run.跑步后我需要过几分钟才能恢复正常呼吸。catch （因紧张、激动等）屏息◆She paused to catch her breath.她停顿下来，屏住了呼吸。gasp for 大口喘气◆He came up out of the water gasping for breath.他从水里钻出来，大口喘着气。pause for 停下来呼吸◆She poured out her story, hardly pausing for breath.她滔滔不绝地讲着自己的经历，几乎都没有停下来喘口气。save (figurative) 不必白费唇舌◆It's useless talking to him－you may as well save your breath.跟他说也没用，你还是不要白费唇舌了。waste (figurative) 白费口舌◆Don't waste your breath. He never listens to advice.不要白费口舌了，他从来不听任何劝告。BREATH + VERBcome in gasps, pants, puffs, etc. 喘息起来◆His breath came in short gasps.他气喘吁吁起来。PREPOSITIONon sb's breath 在某人的呼吸中◆I could smell gin on her breath.我能闻到她呼吸中的杜松子酒气。out of breath 气喘吁吁◆I'm a little out of breath after my run.跑完步后我有点儿上气不接下气。under your breath 低声地◆He was whispering rude remarks about her under his breath.他正小声嘀咕着骂她。breath of 一丝⋯◆It was a still day, without a breath of wind.那天很平静，没有一丝风。PHRASESa breath of fresh air (often figurative) 呼吸新鲜空气；令人心情舒畅的人◆I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.我要出去呼吸点儿新鲜空气。◆The new secretary is a breath of fresh air.新来的秘书就像一股新鲜空气。an intake of breath 吸气◆When the news was announced, there was a sharp intake of breath.消息宣布时，大家都猛地倒吸了一口气。in the same breath 同时◆How can we trust a government that mentions community care and cutbacks in the same breath?我们怎能相信这样的政府：一方面提倡社区关怀，同时又说要削减这方面的开支？short of breath 喘不过气来◆I felt a little short of breath and had to sit down.我有点儿喘不过气来，只好坐下了。take sb's breath away (figurative) 使某人吃惊得透不过气来◆The sheer audacity of the man took my breath away.这个人的胆大妄为让我大吃一惊。with bated breath 屏着气◆We waited for the decision with bated breath.我们屏住呼吸等待着这个决定。 |