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breathe (obj)bri:TvTo breathe is to take air into the lungs and let it out again.呼吸It's so airless in here--I can hardly breathe. [I]这里太闷了----我几乎不能呼吸。The instructor told us to breathe in deeply and then breathe out slowly. [I]教练让我们深吸气，然后缓慢吐气。(fig.) She'd passed the test and she could breathe again / more easily (= feel calm because a difficult or dangerous situation has ended). [I]她通过了考试，松了一口气。I'm sorry if I'm breathing (= letting out air containing) garlic fumes all over you! [T]我很抱歉如果我口里的大蒜味儿熏着你了。"Here they come, " he breathed (= said very quietly). [+ clause]“他们来了，”他低声说。We need some new people to breathe life into (= bring new ideas and energy to) this project.我们需要一些新鲜血液给该项目注入活力。(literary) Her eyes fluttered open for a moment and then she breathed her last (= died).她的眼睛眨动了一会儿，咽下了最后一口气。(disapproving) If someone breathes down your neck, they stay close to you, watching everything that you do.紧紧盯住某人It's awful having a boss who breathes down your neck all the time.有一个时刻盯住你的老板实在令人讨厌。(specialized) If you let wine breathe, you open the bottle for a short time before you intend to drink from it in order to improve the wine's flavour. [I]让酒通气
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