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breath[brɛθ; breθ]《源自古英语“发散, 呼气”的意思》名词1 (U)a. 气息, 呼吸have bad [foul] ~呼吸有臭味, 有口臭draw (one's) ~呼吸; 活著get one's ~ (back [again])恢复正常的呼吸, 恢复正常give up [yield] one's ~断气, 死hold one's ~ (因恐惧或兴奋而) 屏息lose one's ~喘息, 喘不过气来out of ~气喘的, 喘不过气来one's last [dying] ~临终with the [one's] last ~临终之际, 断气之际b. 生命, 生命力, 活力as long as I have ~ = while there is ~ in me只要我一息尚存, 只要我活著2 a. [用单数]一呼吸; 一呼吸之间, 瞬间at [in] a ~一口气地take [draw] a deep [long] ~作深呼吸b. (U)休息take [draw, gather] ~喘一口气, 歇一口气, 稍事休息3 [a ~]a. 微风, 和风There was not a ~ of air [wind].一点风都没有b. 微弱 (的声音) , 些微There is not a ~ of trust.没有一丝信任4 (C) (在空气中飘动的) 香气5(U)‘语音’无声音, 气音(cf. voice 5)■ above one's breath出声地■ below one's breath低声地, 小声地■ speak below one's ~低声说■ catch one's breath(1) (因惊讶、恐惧等而) 屏息(2) (在运动等之后) 喘一口气; (在工作之后) 休息一会儿■ first draw breath(文语)出生■ in one breath(1) 一口气地(2) 同时地■ in the same breath(1) 同时地These two things cannot be mentioned in the same ~.这两件事不可相提并论(2) 紧接著又 (相反地)say yes and no in the same ~说了“是”紧接著又说“不是”■ keep [save] one's breath to cool one's porridge → porridge■ knock the breath out of a person使某人大吃一惊■ save one's breath不白费唇舌, 沈默■ take a person's breath away使某人大为惊讶 [感动]■ the breath of life(文语)生气, 生命 (力) , 活力; (如生命般) 重要之物■ under one's breath= below one's BREATH■ waste (one's) breath白费唇舌, 省点说话气力■ with bated breath屏息地, 焦急不安地 |