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词组 catch your breath
释义
Idiom
catch your breathcatch (your) breath
1.
to stop breathing for a moment because something surprises or frightens you.
I caught my breath when I saw the scar on her face.
2.
to rest for a moment after doing physical exercise and wait until you can breath regularly again.
She stopped to catch her breath at the top of the hill.
idiomcatch your breathto have time to think or rest in the middle of a busy or difficult situation:Would you like to catch your breath and have a cup of tea before the meeting starts?The city didn't even have time to catch its breath, before the next storm hit.
Note If you catch your breath when you have been running or doing exercise, you stop for a minute to try to breathe more normally.

catch (one's) breath

1. To resume or try to resume breathing normally after a physically taxing activity that results in heavy breathing. Can we stop for a minute? I need to catch my breath—I can't run as fast as you guys!
2. To stop breathing momentarily as a result of fear or surprise. I caught my breath when I saw the gruesome injuries Adam had sustained in the accident.

catch your ˈbreath

stop breathing for a moment (because of surprise, fear, shock, etc.): The magnificent view made us catch our breath.
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