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under one's breath
Translationsbreath (breθ) noun1. the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs. My dog's breath smells terrible. 呼吸, 氣息 呼吸，气息 2. an act of breathing. Take a deep breath. 呼吸 呼吸ˈbreathless adjective having difficulty in breathing normally. His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill. 氣喘吁吁的 气喘吁吁的ˈbreathlessly adverb 氣喘吁吁地 气喘吁吁地ˈbreathlessness noun 氣喘吁吁 气喘吁吁，喘不过气来 hold one's breath to stop breathing (often because of anxiety or to avoid being heard). He held his breath as he watched the daring acrobat. 屏住氣 屏住气out of breath breathless (through running etc). I'm out of breath after climbing all these stairs. 上氣不接下氣 上气不接下气under one's breath in a whisper. He swore under his breath. 低聲地 低声地
breath is a noun: He held his breath .
breathe is a verb: He found it difficult to breathe . under one's breath
under (one's) breathSpoken in such a soft, quiet voice that others cannot hear it distinctly. "You'll get what's coming to you one of these days," Janet muttered under her breath.See also: breathunder one's breathSoftly, in an undertone or whisper, as in "I can't stand one more minute of that music," she muttered under her breath. This idiom, first recorded in 1832, is probably a hyperbole, alluding to a sound that is softer than breathing. See also: breathunder one's breathIn a whisper or an undertone. Presumably this term is a hyperbole for something softer than breathing. It dates from the early nineteenth century. Edward Bulwer-Lytton used it in Eugene Aram (1832): “Hush, said Ellinor under her breath.” See also: breathEncyclopediaSeebreathLegalSeeBreath |