breath 的英语意思
breathbreath /breθ/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1 a)[uncountable] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe呼气时从肺部呼出的空气: 
Leo could smell the wine on her breath.利奥能闻到她口中的酒气。 Let your breath out slowly.慢慢地呼气。 b)[uncountable] air that you take into your lungs吸入肺部的空气: When he reached the top of the stairs, his heart was pounding and he was gasping for breath.当他爬到楼梯顶部时，心跳剧烈，上气不接下气。 c)[countable] an amount of air that you take into your lungs一次吸入肺部的空气量: Shaun took a deep breath and dived in.肖恩深吸一口气，跳了进去。 ► Do not confuse the noun breath /breθ/ with the verb breathe /briːð/: She took a deep breath and continued. | I can’t breathe in here!2a breath of fresh air a)something that is new and different in a way you think is exciting and good令人兴奋且受欢迎的新鲜事物: Osborne’s play brought a breath of fresh air to the British theatre.奥斯本的戏剧为英国剧坛带来了一股新鲜空气。 b)clean air outside, that you feel you need after being inside for a long time在室内待久后渴望呼吸的户外清新空气: I’m going outside for a breath of fresh air.我要出去呼吸一下新鲜空气。3don’t hold your breath informal非正式 used to say that something is not going to happen soon用于表示某事不会很快发生: The system’s due for an update, but don’t hold your breath.这套系统该更新了，但别指望那么快。4catch your breath (also get your breath back) to start breathing normally again after running or making a lot of effort在奔跑或用力后恢复正常呼吸: Slow down, I need to catch my breath.慢点，我需要喘口气。5don’t waste your breath (also save your breath) spoken口语 used to say that someone will not be able to persuade someone else, so there is no point in trying用于表示某人无法说服另一个人，因此没有必要去尝试: Save your breath. She’s already made up her mind.省省吧。她已经下定决心了。 Will he listen to me or will I just be wasting my breath?他会听我的吗，还是我说了也白费口舌？6take somebody’s breath away to be extremely beautiful or exciting令人叹为观止；极其美丽或激动人心: The view from the top will take your breath away.从顶部望去的景色会令你叹为观止。7under your breath in a quiet voice so that no one can hear you低声地，不让别人听见: ‘Son of a bitch,’ he muttered under his breath."他妈的，"他低声咕哝道。8in the same breath a) (also in the next breath) used to say that someone has said two things at once that are so different from each other they cannot both be true用于表示某人同时说了两件截然不同、不可能同时为真的事: He criticized the film, then predicted in the same breath that it would be a great success.他批评了那部电影，却又在同一口气中预言它将会大获成功。 b)if you mention two people or things in the same breath, you show that you think they are alike or are related若将两个人或两件事并提，表明你认为它们相似或相关: I became nervous when the doctor mentioned my mother’s name and ‘cancer’ in the same breath.当医生将我母亲的名字与"癌症"并提时，我顿时紧张起来。breath as/with a young poet mentioned in the same breath as T.S. Eliot一位常与T.S.艾略特并提的年轻诗人9with your last/dying breath at the moment when you are dying在临死的那一刻: With his last breath, he cursed his captors.他用生命中最后一口气诅咒了囚禁他的人。10[singular] written书面 a very small amount or a sign of something极少量；一丝（某事物的）迹象breath of They did everything they could to avoid the slightest breath of scandal.他们竭尽所能，避免任何一丝丑闻的迹象。11a breath of air/wind literary文学 a slight movement of air微弱的气流；一丝风: Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.几乎没有一丝风打破这一天的宁静。 → with bated breath at batedCOLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词take a breath (=breathe in)· Alex took a deep breath, then jumped into the pool.· 亚历克斯深吸一口气，然后跳入了游泳池。let your breath out (=breathe out)· Let your breath out slowly and relax.· 慢慢呼气，放松身体。hold your breath (=not breathe out for a few seconds or minutes)· How long can you hold your breath underwater?· 你在水下能憋多长时间的气？be out of breath (=have difficulty breathing after running, hurrying etc)· Andrew hurried in, slightly out of breath.· 安德鲁匆匆走进来，微微喘不过气。be short of breath (=be unable to breathe easily because you are ill, old etc)· Near the top of the mountain I started to feel short of breath.· 快到山顶时，我开始感到呼吸急促。gasp/fight for breath (=have difficulty breathing)· He was lying on the floor gasping for breath.· 他躺在地板上，大口喘着气。get your breath back (also catch your breath) (=start breathing normally again)· He leant against a tree until he had got his breath back.· 他靠着一棵树，直到恢复了正常呼吸。pause for breath· She talked solidly for five minutes, hardly pausing for breath.· 她连续说了五分钟，几乎没有停下来喘口气。draw breath written书面 (=breathe)· I hid behind the door, hardly daring to draw breath.· 我躲在门后，几乎不敢喘气。adjectives形容词bad breath (=that smells unpleasant)· Smoking gives you bad breath.· 吸烟会导致口臭。a deep/long breath (=in which you breathe a lot of air in slowly)· She took a deep breath and knocked on the door.· 她深吸一口气，然后敲了门。a shallow breath (=in which you breathe a small amount of air in)· Shallow breaths are often a sign of nervousness.· 呼吸浅促往往是紧张的表现。phrases短语shortness of breath (=when you are unable to breathe easily)· Symptoms include dizziness and shortness of breath.· 症状包括头晕和呼吸急促。an intake of breath (=when you breathe in very quickly and suddenly, especially because you are surprised)· He gave a sharp intake of breath.· 他倒吸了一口凉气。· His first response was a sharp intake of breath.· 他的第一反应是倒吸一口凉气。
查看全部语言翻译1 a)[uncountable] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe呼气时从肺部呼出的空气: Leo could smell the wine on her breath.利奥能闻到她口中的酒气。 Let your breath out slowly.慢慢地呼气。 b)[uncountable] air that you take into your lungs吸入肺部的空气: When he reached the top of the stairs, his heart was pounding and he was gasping for breath.当他爬到楼梯顶部时，心跳剧烈，上气不接下气。 c)[countable] an amount of air that you take into your lungs一次吸入肺部的空气量: Shaun took a deep breath and dived in.肖恩深吸一口气，跳了进去。 ► Do not confuse the noun breath /breθ/ with the verb breathe /briːð/: She took a deep breath and continued. | I can’t breathe in here!2a breath of fresh air a)something that is new and different in a way you think is exciting and good令人兴奋且受欢迎的新鲜事物: Osborne’s play brought a breath of fresh air to the British theatre.奥斯本的戏剧为英国剧坛带来了一股新鲜空气。 b)clean air outside, that you feel you need after being inside for a long time在室内待久后渴望呼吸的户外清新空气: I’m going outside for a breath of fresh air.我要出去呼吸一下新鲜空气。3don’t hold your breath informal非正式 used to say that something is not going to happen soon用于表示某事不会很快发生: The system’s due for an update, but don’t hold your breath.这套系统该更新了，但别指望那么快。4catch your breath (also get your breath back) to start breathing normally again after running or making a lot of effort在奔跑或用力后恢复正常呼吸: Slow down, I need to catch my breath.慢点，我需要喘口气。5don’t waste your breath (also save your breath) spoken口语 used to say that someone will not be able to persuade someone else, so there is no point in trying用于表示某人无法说服另一个人，因此没有必要去尝试: Save your breath. She’s already made up her mind.省省吧。她已经下定决心了。 Will he listen to me or will I just be wasting my breath?他会听我的吗，还是我说了也白费口舌？6take somebody’s breath away to be extremely beautiful or exciting令人叹为观止；极其美丽或激动人心: The view from the top will take your breath away.从顶部望去的景色会令你叹为观止。7under your breath in a quiet voice so that no one can hear you低声地，不让别人听见: ‘Son of a bitch,’ he muttered under his breath."他妈的，"他低声咕哝道。8in the same breath a) (also in the next breath) used to say that someone has said two things at once that are so different from each other they cannot both be true用于表示某人同时说了两件截然不同、不可能同时为真的事: He criticized the film, then predicted in the same breath that it would be a great success.他批评了那部电影，却又在同一口气中预言它将会大获成功。 b)if you mention two people or things in the same breath, you show that you think they are alike or are related若将两个人或两件事并提，表明你认为它们相似或相关: I became nervous when the doctor mentioned my mother’s name and ‘cancer’ in the same breath.当医生将我母亲的名字与"癌症"并提时，我顿时紧张起来。breath as/with a young poet mentioned in the same breath as T.S. Eliot一位常与T.S.艾略特并提的年轻诗人9with your last/dying breath at the moment when you are dying在临死的那一刻: With his last breath, he cursed his captors.他用生命中最后一口气诅咒了囚禁他的人。10[singular] written书面 a very small amount or a sign of something极少量；一丝（某事物的）迹象breath of They did everything they could to avoid the slightest breath of scandal.他们竭尽所能，避免任何一丝丑闻的迹象。11a breath of air/wind literary文学 a slight movement of air微弱的气流；一丝风: Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.几乎没有一丝风打破这一天的宁静。 → with bated breath at batedCOLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词take a breath (=breathe in)· Alex took a deep breath, then jumped into the pool.· 亚历克斯深吸一口气，然后跳入了游泳池。let your breath out (=breathe out)· Let your breath out slowly and relax.· 慢慢呼气，放松身体。hold your breath (=not breathe out for a few seconds or minutes)· How long can you hold your breath underwater?· 你在水下能憋多长时间的气？be out of breath (=have difficulty breathing after running, hurrying etc)· Andrew hurried in, slightly out of breath.· 安德鲁匆匆走进来，微微喘不过气。be short of breath (=be unable to breathe easily because you are ill, old etc)· Near the top of the mountain I started to feel short of breath.· 快到山顶时，我开始感到呼吸急促。gasp/fight for breath (=have difficulty breathing)· He was lying on the floor gasping for breath.· 他躺在地板上，大口喘着气。get your breath back (also catch your breath) (=start breathing normally again)· He leant against a tree until he had got his breath back.· 他靠着一棵树，直到恢复了正常呼吸。pause for breath· She talked solidly for five minutes, hardly pausing for breath.· 她连续说了五分钟，几乎没有停下来喘口气。draw breath written书面 (=breathe)· I hid behind the door, hardly daring to draw breath.· 我躲在门后，几乎不敢喘气。adjectives形容词bad breath (=that smells unpleasant)· Smoking gives you bad breath.· 吸烟会导致口臭。a deep/long breath (=in which you breathe a lot of air in slowly)· She took a deep breath and knocked on the door.· 她深吸一口气，然后敲了门。a shallow breath (=in which you breathe a small amount of air in)· Shallow breaths are often a sign of nervousness.· 呼吸浅促往往是紧张的表现。phrases短语shortness of breath (=when you are unable to breathe easily)· Symptoms include dizziness and shortness of breath.· 症状包括头晕和呼吸急促。an intake of breath (=when you breathe in very quickly and suddenly, especially because you are surprised)· He gave a sharp intake of breath.· 他倒吸了一口凉气。· His first response was a sharp intake of breath.· 他的第一反应是倒吸一口凉气。