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单词 breathe
释义 breathe /briːð/
🄰 vi.
1.(respire)呼吸

Always breathe through your nose.始终用鼻子呼吸。

He stood there breathing deeply and evenly.他站在那里均匀地深呼吸。

2.<文>(be alive)活着;生存着

every creature that breathes on this earth这个世界上生存着的每一条生命

3.(rest)歇口气;歇息

I took a moment to breathe before applying myself again to the task.在重新投入到此项任务之前, 我花了点时间喘口气。

4.<文>(blow lightly)air +轻微地流动;wind +轻轻地吹;轻拂

the gentle breeze that breathed in the treetops轻拂树梢的微风

5.【纺】(be permeable)fabric material +透气
6.<术语>(take in air)(尤指为了燃烧而)通气

The engine breathes through this air filter.引擎通过这台空气过滤器通气。

7.<术语>(equalize pressure)调节内部压力至大气压力

The crankcase breathes through this duct.曲柄轴箱通过这个管道将内部压力调至大气压力。

8.(be uncorked)wine +(饮用前打开瓶盖)通气飘香

The wine should be left to breathe a little before being brought to the table.葡萄酒在拿上餐桌之前应该先打开瓶盖通通气。

🄱 vt.
1.(inhale and exhale)+ air呼吸

They are breathing pure oxygen.他们在呼吸纯净的氧气。

Why should I have to breathe your filthy smoke?为什么我应该呼吸你那污浊的烟雾?

2.(exhale)+ fire, smoke呼出;散发;排出

He reels in, breathing whisky fumes all over everyone.他摇晃着走进来, 对着每个人呼出带有威士忌味道的气息。

The dragon breathes fire.那条龙口喷火焰。

3.(instil)灌输;赋予;给予
to breathe sth into sb/sth赋予…某物;向…灌输某物

A director must breathe confidence into the actors.导演应为演员注入信心。

He did his best to breathe a little vitality into the lacklustre proceedings.他用尽全力为乏味枯燥的议程注入一丝活力。

4.(say quietly)低声说;轻轻说

'Don't move a muscle,' she breathed, 'the lion's looking right at us.'“一动也别动, ”她低声说, “狮子正盯着我们看呢。”

5.【语言】+ speech sound发(清音);发(气息音)
6.(allow to rest)+ horse让…歇息一下

She needed to breathe her horse after the gallop.她需要让她的马在飞奔后休息一下。

7.to breathe againorto breathe freelyorto breathe easily松了口气;安下心来

I could breathe again after passing the exam.通过考试之后, 我终于放心了。

Everyone felt able to breathe more freely after he had left the room.他离开房间后, 大家都觉得松了口气。

8.to breathe down sb's neck
(follow close behind)紧跟着某人;紧紧尾随某人

It's difficult to stop when there's a bloody great lorry breathing down your neck!如果有个该死的大卡车紧跟着你, 你也很难能停下来。

(oversee oppressively)紧盯某人;严密监视某人

I can breathe easily now that the boss is no longer breathing down my neck.老板现在不再紧盯着我了, 我可以松口气了。

9.to breathe your last<文>去世;断气;结束;完败

On Monday he breathed his last; on Tuesday the will was read; on Wednesday all hell broke loose.周一他去世了;周二宣读了遗嘱;周三就闹翻了天。

10.to breathe life into sthorto breathe new life into sth给某事物带来活力;给某事物注入新生命

It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper with their letters.是读者通过来信给报纸带来了生气。

Our aim is to breathe new life into these ancient institutions.我们的目标是给这些古老的机构注入新生命。

11.to breathe a word (of/about sth)透露某事物的风声

Don't worry, Seamus, I won't breathe a word to a living soul.放心吧, 谢默斯, 我不会在任何人面前走漏风声。

He never breathed a word about our conversation.他对于我们的谈话只字未提。

Phrasal Verbsbreathe in,breathe out
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