| 单词 | breath |
| 释义 | breath (breθ ) Word forms: breaths 1. variable noun [oft poss NOUN] B1+ Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath. Smoking causes bad breath. 2. variable noun B1+ When you take a breath, you breathe in once. He took a deep breath, and began to climb the stairs. Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door. He spoke for one and a half hours and barely paused for breath. Synonyms: inhalation, breathing, pant, gasp 3. singular noun [usually with brd-neg, usually NOUN of noun] If you say that there is not a breath of wind or air, you are emphasizing that there is no wind and the air is very still. [written, emphasis] Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches. Synonyms: gust, sigh, puff, flutter 4. singular noun [NOUN of noun] A breath of something, is a small amount of it. [written] It was left to Martina to add a breath of common sense to the proceedings. Synonyms: trace, suggestion, hint, whisper 5. for a breath of fresh air/for a breath of air phrase B2 If you go outside for a breath of fresh air or for a breath of air, you go outside because it is unpleasantly warm indoors. 6. be a breath of fresh air phrase If you describe something new or different as a breath of fresh air, you mean that it makes a situation or subject more interesting or exciting. [approval] Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air. 7. get one's breath back phrase B2 When you get your breath back after doing something energetic, you start breathing normally again. [British] I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got my breath back. 8. catch one's breath phrase When you catch your breath while you are doing something energetic, you stop for a short time so that you can start breathing normally again. He had stopped to catch his breath and make sure of his directions. 9. to catch your breath phrase If something makes you catch your breath, it makes you take a short breath of air, usually because it shocks you. Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle. 10. to draw breath phrase [VERB inflects, usually with brd-neg] If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing. 11. to hold your breath phrase B2 If you hold your breath, you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water. I held my breath and sank under the water. 12. hold one's breath phrase If you say that someone is holding their breath, you mean that they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen. [written] The whole world holds its breath for this speech. [+ for] 13. not hold one's breath phrase [VERB and NOUN inflect] If you say that you won't hold your breath, you mean that you do not expect something to happen even though someone has suggested that it might. [informal] It might happen, but don't hold your breath. 14. last breath phrase [usu poss PHR] When someone takes their last breath, they die. [literary] His wife sat with him until he drew his last breath. 15. be out of breath phrase B2 If you are out of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic. There she was, slightly out of breath from running. 16. in the same breath phrase You can use in the same breath or in the next breath to indicate that someone says two very different or contradictory things, especially when you are criticizing them. [disapproval] He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States. 17. short of breath phrase If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath. She felt short of breath and flushed. Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped. 18. take one's breath away phrase B2 If you say that something takes your breath away, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or surprising. [emphasis] I heard this song on the radio and it just took my breath away. 19. under one's breath phrase B2 If you say something under your breath, you say it in a very quiet voice, often because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying. Walsh muttered something under his breath. 20. to waste your breath phrase [VERB inflects] If someone says you are wasting your breath, they mean that the person you are talking to will not take any notice and so there is no point saying anything to them. The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath. 21. with bated breath phrase If you wait for something with bated breath, you wait anxiously to find out what will happen. [formal] Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report. We listened with bated breath to Grandma's stories of her travels. 22. to fight for breath phrase [VERB inflects] If you fight for breath, you try to breathe but find it very difficult. Idioms: with bated breath feeling anxious or excited to see what happens next They got the people in the villages interested in what was going to happen, so they were then watching with bated breath as the experiment began. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take your breath away to amaze and impress you `Tell me again about the picture.' `It's beautiful. It's so beautiful it takes your breath away.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers someone is wasting their breath said to mean that there is no point in someone continuing with what they are saying, because it will not have any effect He wanted to protest again, but the tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in the same breath if someone says one thing and then in the same breath says something different, they are saying two things that do not agree with each other They fall prey to conflicting ideals. In the same breath they ask for 'higher wages for paid caregivers' and also 'high quality and affordable childcare'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers hold your breath to wait in an anxious or excited way to see what happens next She had been holding her breath and hoping that the agreement would be signed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a breath of fresh air someone or something that is pleasantly different from what you are used to It's a breath of fresh air to be a participant rather than a leader. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: breath of relief The film stars and investment bankers of the world drew a breath of relief. Times, Sunday Times My teenage self sighs a breath of relief. Times, Sunday Times One draws a breath of relief when they get safe home to heaven. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The whispered words had no more substance than a breath of wind through branches. Times, Sunday Times It would be the perfect sunhat were you to find yourself somewhere without the slightest breath of wind. Times, Sunday Times One tiny breath of wind and it would fall over. Times,Sunday Times The slightest breath of wind will set this snowdrop dancing, even when others are unmoved, so it's easily spotted from a distance. Times, Sunday Times Or the absence of a breath of wind that could have carried another vital kick over. Times, Sunday Times I can feel the cold breath of the perfect night sparkling with stars. Times, Sunday Times But inside, here in the amphitheatre of the first tee, those with the golden tickets are already in place, cold breath and coffee steam mixing in the chill autumn air. The Sun He stopped the potential flooding after quickly freezing the water with his super cold breath. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You walk into the magnificent foyer underneath the burning heat of dragon breath high above. Times, Sunday Times Because dragon breath happens to everyone at some point, most couples make a joke of it. Times, Sunday Times Where she used to have harsh words and dragon breath, she's now showering her staff with cupcakes and compliments. Times, Sunday Times So let us not waste our hot breath arguing in defence of our little metal petrol-guzzlers on wheels. Times, Sunday Times It would also attain another government objective - of getting its management to feel the hot breath of shareholder impatience on their necks. Times, Sunday Times He seems to feel nothing but the hot breath of pursuit. Times, Sunday Times For all their hot breath and sharp claws, the potential investors are easily soothed. Times, Sunday Times If a surgeon saws off the wrong leg, he'll feel the hot breath of the law on his neck before he reaches the car park. Times, Sunday Times He took quite a long breath before he took the penalty, maybe it was too long. Times, Sunday Times The slow movement was sung out in a single, long breath, dissolving every barline, and making the listener barely aware of upbow and downbow. Times, Sunday Times At some point, he took a long breath and leant forward a bit. Times, Sunday Times Run or power walk for three minutes to an open space, then hold a plank for six long breaths. The Sun Take long breaths to match your stride. Times, Sunday Times It means a short, shallow breath. Times, Sunday Times She cried like banks bursting, then silence; like winds blowing through her shoulders, chest bouncing, then long shallow breaths. The Times Literary Supplement He told me to take shallow breaths and no sudden movements. Times, Sunday Times Those tiny, automatic, shallow breaths we make do with in our day-to-day life? Times, Sunday Times Without realising it, most of us take short, shallow breaths, especially during times of stress. Times, Sunday Times Breathe normally and hold for up to ten slow breaths. Times, Sunday Times Hold the position for up to ten slow breaths. Times, Sunday Times If you start feeling nervous, a few slow breaths will calm you. The Sun Try taking three long, slow breaths or sipping a glass of water if you feel tempted. The Sun Try to hold the position for up to ten slow breaths, keeping the core muscles engaged throughout. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 呼吸 Japanese: 息 |
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