| 单词 | under one's breath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder (also below) one's breath P8. under (also below) one's breath: in a very quiet voice or whisper.See also underbreath n., adj., and adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adverb] > in a whispered manner roundingly?1406 whisperingly1580 under (also below) one's breath1636 auricularly1667 susurringly1830 whisperously1858 underbreath1865 1636 S. Rutherford Let. 22 Nov. in Joshua Redivivus (1664) 22 Madam I finde folks here kind to me, but in the night, & under their breath. 1762 D. Manson Present State & Pract. Play-school in Belfast in New Pocket Dict. 11 One person only can be heard at once; the rest must therefore speak, spell, and read below their breath. 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. iii. 59 ‘Hush!’ said Ellinor under her breath. 1920 Greencastle (Indiana) Herald 10 May 4/2 Kelly swore below his breath. 2018 S. David Peacock's Alibi ii. 20 Bev..shook her head, muttering something under her breath to try and keep a lid on it. under (one's) breath c. under (one's) breath, in a low voice, in a whisper. ΚΠ 1832 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eugene Aram I. i. iii. 59 ‘Hush!’ said Ellinor under her breath. 1883 R. Whitelaw tr. Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus in Sophocles Transl. into Eng. Verse 489 Pray, under breath, not lifting up thy voice. 1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xv. 155 ‘Oh, hang!’ she added,..under her breath. < as lemmas |
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