1 VERB 呼吸;吸;呼 When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe. 呼吸;吸;呼 [Also V out n]
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He stood there breathing deeply and evenly. [VERB]
他站在那儿均匀地深呼吸。
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Always breathe through your nose. [VERB]
要一直用鼻子呼吸。
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No American should have to drive out of town to breathe clean air. [VERB noun]
所有美国人都不必开车到城外去呼吸洁净的空气。
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A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke. [VERB in noun]
一名13岁的小姑娘因吸入浓烟正在接受治疗。
SYN inhale and exhale, pant, gasp, puff
2 VERB 轻声说出 If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly. 轻声说出 [literary] [Also VERB n]
3 VERB [no cont] 吐露;说出 If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret. 吐露;说出
SYN whisper, say, voice, express
4 VERB 将(生气、信心或兴奋)注入;为…带来 If someone breathes life, confidence, or excitement into something, they improve it by adding this quality. 将(生气、信心或兴奋)注入;为…带来 [written]
SYN instil, inspire, pass on, inject
5 VERB (酒)通气透香 If you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to allow the air to get in and improve its flavour before you drink it. (酒)通气透香
6 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 咽气;断气;死去 When someone breathes their last, they die. 咽气;断气;死去 [literary]
7 to be breathing down someone's neck→see: neck to breathe a sigh of relief→see: sigh
Phrasal verbs: - breathe inbreathe out
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