单词 | breathing |
释义 | breathing —breathingly, adv. /bree"dhing/, n. 1. the act of a person or other animal that breathes; respiration. 2. a single breath. 3. the short time required for a single breath. 4. a pause, as for breath. 5. utterance or words. 6. a gentle moving or blowing, as of wind. 7. Class. Gk. Gram. a. the manner of articulating the beginning of a word written with an initial vowel sign, with or without aspiration before the vowel. b. one of the two symbols used to indicate this. Cf. rough breathing, smooth breathing. [1350-1400; ME brethynge. See BREATHE, -ING1] |
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