breath
英 [breθ]
美[brɛθ]
	    - n. 呼吸,气息;一口气,(呼吸的)一次;瞬间,瞬息;微风;迹象;无声音,气音
 
实用场景例句
- We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime.
 - 我们午餐时出去透透气。
 
牛津词典
- Hold your breath and count to ten.
 - 屏住呼吸,数到十。
 
牛津词典
- His breath smelt of garlic.
 - 他呼出的气中有大蒜味。
 
牛津词典
- bad breath (= that smells bad)
 - 口臭
 
牛津词典
- We had to stop for breath before we got to the top.
 - 我们不得不喘口气,然后再登山顶。
 
牛津词典
- She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing) .
 - 她呼吸很困难。
 
牛津词典
- to take a deep breath
 - 深深吸一口气
 
牛津词典
- He recited the whole poem in one breath.
 - 他一口气背出了整篇诗。
 
牛津词典
- a breath of suspicion/scandal
 - 一丝怀疑;丑闻的嫌疑
 
牛津词典
- Walsh muttered something under his breath.
 - 沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath.
 - 她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She felt short of breath and flushed...
 - 她感到呼吸困难,脸颊绯红。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped.
 - 任何导致呼吸出现困难的锻炼都应停止。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I heard this song on the radio and it just took my breath away.
 - 我是从收音机里听到这首歌的,它令我惊叹不已。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Next thing you know, I'll be dancing at your wedding,' he cried. 'Don't hold your breath,' my father replied.
 - “你瞧,下一件事是,我会在你的婚礼上跳舞,”他大声说。“你休想,”我父亲答道。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His wife sat with him until he drew his last breath.
 - 他的妻子坐在他跟前,直到他咽下最后一口气。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There she was, slightly out of breath from running.
 - 她在那儿,跑得有点儿喘不过气来。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States.
 - 他为本周达成的武器协议而欢呼,但同时又对美国的动机表示怀疑。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The whole world holds its breath for this speech.
 - 整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I held my breath and sank under the water.
 - 我屏住呼吸沉入水底。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.
 - 尼科差点儿把瓶子摔了,这让肯尼倒吸了一口气。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He had stopped to catch his breath and make sure of his directions.
 - 他曾停下来歇口气,同时确定一下方向。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.
 - 一丝风也没有,松树枝条纹丝不动。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was left to Martina to add a breath of common sense to the proceedings.
 - 这件事交由马丁娜处理,她会使整个过程显得更符合情理一些。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.
 - 她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松,令人耳目一新。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got my breath back.
 - 我伸出一只手抵住墙壁撑着身子,让自己喘口气。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I could smell the whisky on his breath...
 - 我能闻到他呼出的威士忌的味道。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Smoking causes bad breath.
 - 吸烟会导致口臭。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He took a deep breath, and began to climb the stairs...
 - 他深吸了一口气,然后开始爬楼梯。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door...
 - 她倚靠在门上,大口喘着气。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典