in the same breath 1. 同时 You tell me in the same breath that it is useless to investigate the matter, and that you desire me to do it. 你一方面对我说调查此事是白搭，另一方面却又希望我去调查。 laugh and cry in the same breath 又笑又哭 2. 在同一范畴，在同一等级 Mary is a good swimmer, but she shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath with Joan. 玛丽是一位优秀的游泳运动员，但不能和琼同日而语。