单词 | to breathe life into |
释义 | > as lemmasto breathe life into P2. to breathe life into: to bring (a person or thing) to life; (figurative) to give inspiration or vigour to; to fill with enthusiasm and energy. Similarly to breathe new life into: to reanimate or reinvigorate (a person who or thing which has lost vitality, energy, etc.). ΚΠ 1575 G. Fenton Golden Epist. f. 72 If money might..haue breathed life into Haniball, there would haue bene found no want in the Carthaginiens. 1602 J. Darrell Replie to Answer I. Deacon & I. Walker sig. A2 Our sinnes haue breathed new life into the dead carkesse of Antichrist. 1784 W. Godwin Ital. Lett. II. 143 [Remembrances] that..breathe new life into each forgotten endearment. 1854 T. Y. Rhoads Battle-fields Revol. 163 The brilliant termination of a campaign which had been considered..hopeless by the patriots, breathed new life into them. 1941 Spectator 10 Oct. 355/1 Miss Bette Davis..has proved her genius for breathing life into scenarios which have been synthesized from the more extravagant..of ancient theatrical situations. 2012 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 19/1 A huge, glitzy show of force designed to breathe new life into his flagging re-election campaign. < as lemmas |
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