词组 | breath |
释义 | breath /breθ/ noun the air that you take into or send out of your lungs when you breatheadjectivesa deep breath (=in which you breathe a lot of air in slowly) She took a deep breath and knocked on the door.a shallow breath (=a quick one that is not deep) She was taking quick shallow breaths and seemed to be in pain.bad breath (=that has an unpleasant smell) Smoking gives you bad breath.verbstake a breath (=breathe in) Pause at the end of the sentence and take a breath.hold your breath (=not breathe out for a few seconds or minutes) How long can you hold your breath underwater?let your breath out Let your breath out slowly and relax.draw breath formal (=breathe) I hid behind the door, hardly daring to draw breath.get your breath back also catch your breath (=start breathing normally again, especially after resting for a short time) He had to sit down until he’d got his breath back.be gasping for breath (=have difficulty breathing, especially because you have been using a lot of effort) By the time I reached the bus stop, I was gasping for breath.be fighting/struggling for breath (=find it very difficult to breathe) He stumbled through the smoke, fighting for breath.pause for breath (=stop doing something, especially talking) She talked solidly for five minutes, hardly pausing for breath.phrasesbe out of breath (=have difficulty breathing after running, hurrying etc) Andrew hurried in, slightly out of breath.be short of breath (=be unable to breathe easily, because you are ill) She was so short of breath that it was an effort to speak.shortness of breath (=when you are unable to breathe easily) Symptoms include dizziness and shortness of breath.a sharp intake of breath (=when you breathe in very quickly and suddenly, especially because of shock) Richard took a sharp intake of breath as the hot cheese burned his tongue. |
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