| 单词 | take a breath |
| 释义 | take a breath (once / 37642 pages) v WORD FAMILY take a breath: taken a breath, takes a breath, taking a breath, took a breath USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Cuomo took a breath and responded, “I think self-defense training is good for everyone.” Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) I stopped to take a breath because I knew I would stutter even more if I didn’t. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) With the president-elect trying to tamp down free speech on Broadway, perhaps Ms. Sullivan could take a breath before apparently siding with the autocrats. Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) v draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs Syn|Hypo breathe, respire, suspire respire undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide respirebreathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety respire breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety chokebreathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion hyperventilatebreathe excessively hard and fast hiccough, hiccupbreathe spasmodically, and make a sound sigh, suspireheave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily breathe out, exhale, expireexpel air breathe in, inhale, inspiredraw in (air) wheezebreathe with difficulty yawnutter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired saw logs, saw wood, snorebreathe noisily during one's sleep aspiratesuck in (air) snortmake a snorting sound by exhaling hard blowexhale hard sniff, sniffleinhale audibly through the nose snivel, snufflesnuff up mucus through the nose snuffinhale audibly through the nose drag, draw, puffsuck in or take (air) huff, snortinhale recreational drugs |
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