Breath
[ breθ ]
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n. 呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量;
📝 例句
After all that running, he was short of breath.
那样跑了一阵之后,他气喘吁吁了。
He came up to the boundary fence, and stood to regain breath.
他来到了隔篱旁，站在那里喘着气。
Religion is the breath of life to/for her.
宗教是她不可或缺的精神支柱.
Draw in a deep breath and let it out slowly.
深深吸一口气,然后慢慢呼出。
There was not a breath of air in the hot auditorium.
在那个闷热的礼堂里没有一丝微风。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ breath-呼吸,death-死亡:停止呼吸,意味着死亡
※ br-拼音“别人”,eat-吃,h-似“椅子”:别人吃(撑)得只能坐在椅子上呼吸
※ b-似数字“6”,re-谐音“阿姨”,at-在,h-似“椅子”:6个阿姨在椅子上呼吸
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📖 牛津释义
breath
n
1
(a) [U] (also infml 口语亦作 puff) air taken into and sent out of the lungs （呼吸的）空气
You can see people's breath on a cold day. 冷天能看到人们呼出的空气.
His breath smelt of garlic. 他呼出的气中有蒜味.
(b) [C] single act of taking air into the lungs 吸气
take a deep breath, ie fill the lungs with air 深吸一口气.
2 ~ of sth [sing]
slight movement of air; gently blowing （空气的）轻微流动; 微风
There wasn't a breath of air/wind. 一点儿风都没有.
3 ~ of sth [sing]
(fig 比喻) slight suggestion or rumour of sth; hint of sth 迹象; 暗示
a breath of scandal 一丝流言蜚语
the first breath of spring 早春的气息.
4 (idm 习语) a breath of fresh air
(a) opportunity to breathe clean air, esp out of doors 呼吸新鲜空气的机会（尤指户外）.
(b) person or thing that is a welcome and refreshing change 带来起色的人或事物
Her smile is a breath of fresh air in this gloomy office. 她的微笑给沉闷的办公室带来生气. the breath of `life (to/for sb) thing that stimulates or inspires (sb); thing that is necessary (to sb) （某人的）精神支柱; （某人）必不可少的东西
Religion is the breath of life to/for her. 宗教是她不可或缺的精神支柱. catch one's breath => catch1. draw breath => draw2. draw one's first/last breath => draw2. get one's `breath (again/back) return to one's normal rate of breathing 恢复正常呼吸
It took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race. 赛跑後我们用了好几分钟才恢复了正常呼吸. hold one's `breath stop breathing for a short time (eg during a medical examination or from fear or excitement) 暂时屏住呼吸（如体检时或因恐惧、激动）
How long can you hold your breath for? 你能屏住呼吸多久?
The audience held its/their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope. 杂技演员走钢丝时, 观众都屏住了呼吸. in the same breath => same. lose one's breath => lose. one's last/dying `breath last moment of one's life 临终. (be) out of/short of `breath breathing very quickly (eg after running fast); panting hard 呼吸急促（如快跑以後）; 喘不过气来; 上气不接下气
His heart condition makes him sh
🎯 考研助记
breath(呼吸)和bread(面包)都很重要
🔁 扩展释义
*[breθ]n. 呼吸, 气息, 瞬间【医】 呼气, 呵气, 口气, 呼吸相关词组: save one's breath stop sb's breath take breath take sb's breath away with bated breath under one's breath short of breath catch one's breath hold one's breath in a breath in one breath in the same breath lose one's breath out of breath
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Do you live in New York?
住在纽约吗？
He was involued with the Mafia.
他和黑手掌有牵连。
Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs.Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
绑架者很少对动物感兴趣。最近，绑架者却盯上了埃莉诺。拉姆齐太太的猫。