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breathbreWnthe air that you take into and let out of your lungs呼吸After running I didn't have any breath left to shout for help. [U]跑步后，我连喊人帮忙的气都没了。Without pausing to draw breath (= breathe) she told me everything.[U]她气也不喘一口就告诉了我所有事情。I had to stop running for a few minutes to catch my breath / get my breath back (= be able to breathe comfortably again). [U]我不得不停止跑步，花几分钟喘口气。I'd just been for a run and I was rather short of breath (= unable to breathe deeply). [U]我刚跑完步，上气不接下气。He burst into the room, red-faced and out of breath (= unable to breathe comfortably because of tiredness or excitement). [U]他冲进房间，脸色通红，气喘吁吁。How long can you hold your breath (= stop breathing) for? [U]你能屏气多长时间?(fig.) The whole country held its breath (= waited anxiously) as it waited for news. [U]全国都屏息等待着消息。He was gasping for breath when they pulled him from the water. [U]他喘着粗气被人们从水中拉了上来。The doctor told me to take a deep breath (= breathe in a lot of air). [C]医生让我做深呼吸。There wasn't a breath of air (= the smallest amount of wind) in the desert.沙漠中连一丝微风都没有。Shall we go out for a breath of (fresh) air (= go outside for a short time)?我们能出去呼吸一下新鲜空气吗？She's so cheerful and lively --it's like a breath of fresh air (= everything seems better) when she visits.她是如此快乐而有活力----就像新鲜的空气。The beauty of the Taj Mahal took my breath away (= was so surprising that I felt as though I could not breathe easily).泰姬陵的美丽使我透不过气。He said he didn't love her any more but in the same / next breath (= the next moment) said how wonderful she was.他一会儿说不再爱她，一会儿又说她是如何出色。"Let's go, " she muttered under her breath (= very quietly so that other people could not hear).“我们走吧，”她低声说。She asked him with her last / dying breath (= just before she died) to look after her child.她临终前请求他照顾她的孩子。A breath freshener is something you eat to make your breath smell pleasant.口气清新剂People often suck a peppermint as a breath freshener.人们常常吮吸薄荷来清新口气。A breath test is a test in which the police ask a driver to blow into a BREATHALYSER (= a bag-like device) to show whether they have drunk too much alcohol to be allowed to drive.（测定司机是否饮酒）呼吸试验
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