英语词组in the same breath是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

in the same breath

1. Of a statement, immediately or almost immediately after something else has been stated, often something contradictory. I don't understand how she can praise the mayor and talk about his scandals in the same breath.

2. In a way intended to compare the two things being discussed. Please don't speak of him in the same breath as George Washington. Gina found it incredibly flattering to be mentioned in the same breath as some of her favorite novelists.

in the same breath

Fig. [stated or said] almost at the same time. He told me I was lazy, but then in the same breath he said I was doing a good job. The teacher said that the students were working hard and, in the same breath, that they were not working hard enough.

in the same breath

1. Also, in one breath. At or almost at the same time. For example, Ed complains about having too much homework and in the same breath talks about going out every night , or The twins said, in one breath, "More cake, please." [Mid-1800s]

2. not in the same breath. Not to be compared. For example, Karen's a good runner, but you can't speak of her in the same breath as an Olympic athlete . Also see in the same league.

in the same breath

COMMON

1. If someone says something and then in the same breath they say something else, they are saying two things which are very different or which cannot both be true. For politicians to demand firm immigration controls and argue against racism in the same breath is a deep contradiction. Some of his old friends say he has left them behind for the rich and famous, but in the same breath that they know he would visit them in hospital.

2. If something or someone is spoken about in the same breath as something or someone else, they are spoken about together, as if they are similar or of similar value. His contemporaries spoke of him in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo. Don't mention him in the same breath as me!

in the same (or the next) breath

as the next in a series of statements, contradicting a previous one.

ˌsay, etc. something in the same ˈbreath

say something which appears to be the opposite of what you have just said: He told me that my work had improved and then in the same breath said that I was lazy.

词组	in the same breath
释义	Idiom in the same breath Theme: SIMULTANEOUSLY [stated or said] almost at the same time. He told me I was lazy, but then in the same breath he said I was doing a good job.The teacher said that the students were working hard and, in the same breath, that they were not working hard enough. Idiom in the same breath 1. 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. She said she didn't love him any more but in the same breath said how wonderful he was. 2. if you talk about two people or things in the same breath, you think they are very similar. He's a relatively new director but his name has been mentioned in the same breath as Hitchcock. (often + as) idiomin the same breathused in order to emphasize that it is strange that someone has said two things at the same time that are very different from each other:First he said that the incident had damaged the police force's reputation, and in the same breath he said he thought there was a lot of respect for the police in the city.Young people are used to being called over-privileged consumers and in the same breath unwashed rebels. in the same breath 1. Of a statement, immediately or almost immediately after something else has been stated, often something contradictory. I don't understand how she can praise the mayor and talk about his scandals in the same breath. 2. In a way intended to compare the two things being discussed. Please don't speak of him in the same breath as George Washington. Gina found it incredibly flattering to be mentioned in the same breath as some of her favorite novelists. in the same breath Fig. [stated or said] almost at the same time. He told me I was lazy, but then in the same breath he said I was doing a good job. The teacher said that the students were working hard and, in the same breath, that they were not working hard enough. in the same breath 1. Also, in one breath. At or almost at the same time. For example, Ed complains about having too much homework and in the same breath talks about going out every night , or The twins said, in one breath, "More cake, please." [Mid-1800s] 2. not in the same breath. Not to be compared. For example, Karen's a good runner, but you can't speak of her in the same breath as an Olympic athlete . Also see in the same league. in the same breath COMMON 1. If someone says something and then in the same breath they say something else, they are saying two things which are very different or which cannot both be true. For politicians to demand firm immigration controls and argue against racism in the same breath is a deep contradiction. Some of his old friends say he has left them behind for the rich and famous, but in the same breath that they know he would visit them in hospital. 2. If something or someone is spoken about in the same breath as something or someone else, they are spoken about together, as if they are similar or of similar value. His contemporaries spoke of him in the same breath as Leonardo and Michelangelo. Don't mention him in the same breath as me! in the same (or the next) breath as the next in a series of statements, contradicting a previous one. ˌsay, etc. something in the same ˈbreath say something which appears to be the opposite of what you have just said: He told me that my work had improved and then in the same breath said that I was lazy.
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