breath的意思是：n.呼吸；气息。breath的词语用法是n.(名词)breath的基本意思是“气息; 呼吸”,表示呼出或吸入之空气、气息时是不可数名词,一般不加冠词。表示“一口气,一次呼吸,微风”时是可数名词,可加不定冠词,但复数形式一般很少用。用于比喻则可表示“生命”。breath的读音是英[breθ]；美[breθ]。
一、详尽释义点此查看breath的详细内容
二、英英释义
"he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"
"he was fighting to his last breath"
"his sour breath offended her"
"not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
"there wasn't a breath of air in the room"
三、词典解释
1.呼出的气体；气息
Yourbreath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone hasbad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
e.g. I could smell the whisky on hisbreath...
我能闻到他呼出的威士忌的味道。
e.g. Smoking causes badbreath.
吸烟会导致口臭。
2.吸气
When you take abreath, you breathe in once.
breath的反义词
e.g. He took a deepbreath, and began to climb the stairs...
他深吸了一口气，然后开始爬楼梯。
e.g. Gasping forbreath, she leaned against the door...
她倚靠在门上，大口喘着气。
3.（风或气流的）一丝，丝毫
If you say that there is not abreath of wind or air, you are emphasizing that there is no wind and the air is very still.
breath在线翻译
e.g. Not even abreath of wind stirred the pine branches.
一丝风也没有，松树枝条纹丝不动。
4.微量；少许
Abreath of something, is a small amount of it.
e.g. It was left to Martina to add abreath of common sense to the proceedings.
这件事交由马丁娜处理，她会使整个过程显得更符合情理一些。
5.（到室外）呼吸新鲜空气，透口气
If you go outsidefor a breath of fresh air orfor a breath of air, you go outside because it is unpleasantly warm indoors.
6.令人耳目一新的事物；新鲜刺激的东西
If you describe something new or different asa breath of fresh air, you mean that it makes a situation or subject more interesting or exciting.
e.g. Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was abreath of fresh air.
她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松，令人耳目一新。
7.喘过气来；恢复正常呼吸
When youget yourbreath back after doing something energetic, you start breathing normally again.
breath的反义词
e.g. I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got mybreath back.
我伸出一只手抵住墙壁撑着身子，让自己喘口气。
8.喘口气；歇口气
When youcatch yourbreath while you are doing something energetic, you stop for a short time so that you can start breathing normally again.
breath在线翻译
e.g. He had stopped to catch hisbreath and make sure of his directions.
他曾停下来歇口气，同时确定一下方向。
9.（通常因为震惊）倒吸一口冷气
If something makes youcatch yourbreath, it makes you take a short breath of air, usually because it shocks you.
e.g. Kenny caught hisbreath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.
尼科差点儿把瓶子摔了，这让肯尼倒吸了一口气。
10.喘口气；歇口气
If you do not have time todraw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
11.屏息；止住呼吸
If youhold yourbreath, you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water.
e.g. I held mybreath and sank under the water.
我屏住呼吸沉入水底。
12.屏息静气（焦急或激动地等待）
If you say that someoneis holding theirbreath, you mean that they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen.
breath是什么意思
e.g. The whole world holds itsbreath for this speech.
整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。
13.不指望（某事发生）
If you say that youwon't hold yourbreath, you mean that you do not expect something to happen even though someone has suggested that it might.
e.g. 'Next thing you know, I'll be dancing at your wedding,' he cried. 'Don't hold yourbreath,' my father replied.
“你瞧，下一件事是，我会在你的婚礼上跳舞，”他大声说。“你休想，”我父亲答道。
14.最后一口气
When someone takes theirlast breath, they die.
e.g. His wife sat with him until he drew his lastbreath.
他的妻子坐在他跟前，直到他咽下最后一口气。
15.喘不过气；上气不接下气
If you areout of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic.
e.g. There she was, slightly out ofbreath from running.
她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。
16.但同时/但紧接着（尤用于谴责某人的言论自相矛盾）
You can usein the same breath orin the next breath to indicate that someone says two very different or contradictory things, especially when you are criticizing them.
e.g. He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the samebreath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States.
他为本周达成的武器协议而欢呼，但同时又对美国的动机表示怀疑。
17.呼吸短促；呼吸困难
If you areshort of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers fromshortness of breath .
breath是什么意思
e.g. She felt short ofbreath and flushed...
她感到呼吸困难，脸颊绯红。
e.g. Any exercise that causes undue shortness ofbreath should be stopped.
任何导致呼吸出现困难的锻炼都应停止。
18.（美或惊讶得）令（人）喘不过气来；使（人）惊叹
If you say that somethingtakes yourbreath away, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or surprising.
e.g. I heard this song on the radio and it just took mybreath away.
我是从收音机里听到这首歌的，它令我惊叹不已。
19.压低嗓音；低声地
If you say somethingunder yourbreath, you say it in a very quiet voice, often because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying.
e.g. Walsh muttered something under hisbreath.
沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。
20.白费唇舌
If someone says you arewasting yourbreath, they mean that the person you are talking to will not take any notice and so there is no point saying anything to them.
e.g. The tone of her voice told him he was wasting hisbreath.
她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。
21. with batedbreath -> see bated
to fight forbreath -> see fight
四、例句
He caught his breath in surprise.
他惊奇得屏住了呼吸。
His chest heaves with every breath.
他的胸部随着呼吸而起伏。
It took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race.
赛跑后我们用了好几分钟才恢复了正常呼吸。
His breath smelt suspiciously of drink.
他嘴里呼出的气息好象有酒味。
The delicious breath of rain was in the air.
空中弥漫着清新的雨的气息。
五、常用短语
六、词汇搭配
七、词源解说
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