1 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 上气不接下气的;呼吸困难的;气喘吁吁的 If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited. 上气不接下气的;呼吸困难的;气喘吁吁的
SYN excited, anxious, curious, eager
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 令人喘不过气的 You use breathless for emphasis when you are describing feelings of excitement or exciting situations. 令人喘不过气的 [emphasis]
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Technology has advanced at a breathless pace.
技术进步速度惊人,日新月异。
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...the breathless excitement of early 1988, when hundreds and thousands of citizens gathered nightly for political meetings.
1988年年初,兴奋与狂热的情绪令人窒息,成百上千的市民每晚聚在一起参加政治集会
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