| 词组 | breather |
| 释义 | breather Theme: PAUSE n. a rest period; a lull.I really need a breather.As soon as we've had a breather, it's back to work. breather noun 1 in sports, a game against a weak opponent. From the conventional sense (a rest) US, 1945. 2 the nose US, 1973. 3 a person who derives sexual pleasure from telephoning someone and breathing heavily when they answer the phone US, 1986. 4 in trucking, the air intake pipe US, 1971 fire-breatherOne who is intensely and aggressively passionate and fiercely determined. Likened to a dragon or other beast able to shoot streams of fire from its mouth. The company's new boss proved to be a real fire-breather, and in just a few months she turned a once-middling local business into a national powerhouse. take a breatherTo take a short pause or hiatus (from something). You can go ahead on the hike if you want, I'm going to stop here and take a breather. The senator is taking a breather from his campaign to spend some time with his family. mouth breatherSomeone who is dimwitted, foolish, or stupid; someone of low or stunted intelligence. Used as an insult. That bully is a such a mouth breather, I bet he has the IQ of a rock. breather n. a rest period; a lull. (A chance to catch one’s breath.) As soon as we’ve had a breather, it’s back to work. mouth-breather n. a stupid-acting person. I always end up with a mouth-breather on a blind date. |
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