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🔑 breathBrE /breθ/NAmE /breθ/ noun🔑 [U] the air that you take into your lungs and send out again 呼吸的空气◆His breath smelt of garlic. 他呼出的气中有大蒜味。◆bad breath (= that smells bad) 口臭◆We had to stop for breath before we got to the top. 我们不得不喘口气，然后再登山顶。◆She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). 她呼吸很困难。🔑 [C] an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time 一次吸入的空气◆to take a deep breath 深深吸一口气◆He recited the whole poem in one breath. 他一口气背出了整首诗。 [sing.] ~ of sth(formal) a small amount of sth; slight evidence of sth 微量；迹象◆a breath of suspicion/scandal 一丝怀疑；丑闻的嫌疑 [sing.] a ~ of air/wind(literary) a slight movement of air （空气的）微微流动，拂动 ●a breath of (fresh) ˈairclean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere 新鲜空气；透气◆We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime. 我们午餐时出去透透气。●a breath of fresh ˈaira person, thing or place that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting 令人耳目一新的人（或事物、地方）●the breath of ˈlife to/for sb(literary) an essential part of a person's existence 某人生存的必需品●get your ˈbreath (again/back)(BrE) (also catch your ˈbreathNAmE, BrE) to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise 恢复正常呼吸●hold your ˈbreathto stop breathing for a short time 闭气；屏气◆Hold your breath and count to ten. 屏住呼吸，数到十。to be anxious while you are waiting for sth that you are worried about 屏息以待；焦虑地等待◆He held his breath while the results were read out. 宣读结果时，他屏住了呼吸。(informal) people say don't hold your breath! to emphasize that sth will take a long time or may not happen 别眼巴巴等着；有你等的◆She said she'd do it this week, but don't hold your breath! 她说她这个星期要干，不过你可别眼巴巴干等！●in the same ˈbreathimmediately after saying sth that suggests the opposite intention or meaning 但紧接着，但同时（意味着与前一段意图或意思相反）◆He praised my work and in the same breath told me I would have to leave. 他称赞了一番我的工作，但紧接着却对我说不得不辞退我。●his/her last/dying ˈbreaththe last moment of a person's life 最后一口气；临终；临死●out of ˈbreath 🔑having difficulty breathing after exercise （运动后）喘不上气，透不过气来◆We were out of breath after only five minutes. 我们五分钟后便气喘吁吁了。●say sth, speak, etc. under your ˈbreathto say sth quietly so that people cannot hear 小声地，轻声地（说）◆'Rubbish!' he murmured under his breath. “胡说！” 他悄悄地小声说。●take sb's ˈbreath awayto be very surprising or beautiful 令人惊叹；让人叹绝◆My first view of the island from the air took my breath away. 我第一次从空中看到这个岛时，叹赏不已。●with bated ˈbreath(formal) feeling very anxious or excited 焦虑；兴奋◆We waited with bated breath for the winner to be announced. 我们屏住呼吸等待宣布冠军是谁。●catch your ˈbreathto stop breathing for a moment because of fear, shock, etc. （由于恐惧、震惊等）屏息，屏气to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise （跑或激烈运动后）喘口气●draw ˈbreath(BrE) (US draw a ˈbreath) to stop doing sth and rest 停下来歇口气◆She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath. 她一直滔滔不绝，几乎没停下来喘口气。(literary) to live; to be alive 生存；活着◆He was as kind a man as ever drew breath. 他是世上少有的大善人。●save your ˈbreath(informal) used to tell sb that it is not worth wasting time and effort saying sth because it will not change anything 免费口舌◆Save your breath—you'll never persuade her. 不用白费口舌了，你永远说服不了她。●waste your ˈbreathto say sth that nobody takes any notice of 白费唇舌 |