🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典 🎯
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628
breath
breθ brɛθ
Word forms: plural breaths
1 N-VAR [oft poss NOUN] 呼出的气体；气息 Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. 呼出的气体；气息

  • I could smell the whisky on his breath.

    我能闻到他呼出的威士忌的味道。

  • Smoking causes bad breath.

    吸烟会导致口臭。

2 N-VAR 吸气 When you take a breath, you breathe in once. 吸气

  • 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。

  • Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door.

    她倚靠在门上，大口喘着气。

  • He spoke for one and a half hours and barely paused for breath.

    他几乎一口气没停地说了一个半小时。

SYN inhalation, breathing, pant, gasp
3 N-SING [usually with brd-neg, usually NOUN of n] （风或气流的）一丝，丝毫 If you say that there is not a breath of wind or air, you are emphasizing that there is no wind and the air is very still. （风或气流的）一丝，丝毫 [written, emphasis]

  • Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.

    一丝风也没有，松树枝条纹丝不动。

SYN gust, sigh, puff, flutter
4 N-SING [NOUN of n] 微量；少许 A breath of something, is a small amount of it. 微量；少许 [written]

  • 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。

SYN trace, suggestion, hint, whisper
5 PHRASE （到室外）呼吸新鲜空气，透口气 If you go outside for a breath of fresh air or for a breath of air, you go outside because it is unpleasantly warm indoors. （到室外）呼吸新鲜空气，透口气
6 PHRASE 令人耳目一新的事物；新鲜刺激的东西 If you describe something new or different as a breath of fresh air, you mean that it makes a situation or subject more interesting or exciting. 令人耳目一新的事物；新鲜刺激的东西 [approval]

  • 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。

7 PHRASE 喘过气来；恢复正常呼吸 When you get your breath back after doing something energetic, you start breathing normally again. 喘过气来；恢复正常呼吸 [British]

  • 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。

8 PHRASE 喘口气；歇口气 When you catch your breath while you are doing something energetic, you stop for a short time so that you can start breathing normally again. 喘口气；歇口气

  • 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。

9 PHRASE （通常因为震惊）倒吸一口冷气 If something makes you catch your breath, it makes you take a short breath of air, usually because it shocks you. （通常因为震惊）倒吸一口冷气

  • 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。

10 PHRASE [VERB inflects, usually with brd-neg] 喘口气；歇口气 If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing. 喘口气；歇口气
11 PHRASE 屏息；止住呼吸 If you hold your breath, you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water. 屏息；止住呼吸

  • I held my breath and sank under the water.

    我屏住呼吸沉入水底。

12 PHRASE 屏息静气（焦急或激动地等待） If you say that someone is holding their breath, you mean that they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen. 屏息静气（焦急或激动地等待） [written]

  • The whole world holds its breath for this speech. [+ for]

    整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。

13 PHRASE [VERB and NOUN inflect] 不指望（某事发生） If you say that you won't hold your breath, you mean that you do not expect something to happen even though someone has suggested that it might. 不指望（某事发生） [informal]

  • '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。

14 PHRASE [usu poss PHR] 最后一口气 When someone takes their last breath, they die. 最后一口气 [literary]

  • 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。

15 PHRASE 喘不过气；上气不接下气 If you are out of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic. 喘不过气；上气不接下气

  • There she was, slightly out of breath from running.

    她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。

16 PHRASE 但同时/但紧接着（尤用于谴责某人的言论自相矛盾） You can use in the same breath or in the next breath to indicate that someone says two very different or contradictory things, especially when you are criticizing them. 但同时/但紧接着（尤用于谴责某人的言论自相矛盾） [disapproval]

  • 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。

17 PHRASE 呼吸短促；呼吸困难 If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath . 呼吸短促；呼吸困难

  • She felt short of breath and flushed.

    她感到呼吸困难，脸颊绯红。

  • 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。

18 PHRASE （美或惊讶得）令（人）喘不过气来；使（人）惊叹 If you say that something takes your breath away, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or surprising. （美或惊讶得）令（人）喘不过气来；使（人）惊叹 [emphasis]

  • 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。

19 PHRASE 压低嗓音；低声地 If you say something under your breath, you say it in a very quiet voice, often because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying. 压低嗓音；低声地

  • Walsh muttered something under his breath.

    沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。

20 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 白费唇舌 If someone says you are wasting your breath, they mean that the person you are talking to will not take any notice and so there is no point saying anything to them. 白费唇舌

  • 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。

21 with bated breath→see: bated  to fight for breath→see: fight 
Usage Note :

  • Do not confuse breath and breathe.

    不要混淆breath和breathe。

Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse breath with:
ADJ.

bad breath, fresh breath 1

deep breath 2

VERB.

hold your breath 1

gasp for breath, take a breath 2

catch your breath 8 9

Trends of breath
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628
breath

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BREATH | BREATH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, deep, heavy, long, slow大口呼吸；深呼吸；長長的呼吸；緩緩的呼吸▸➤quick, shallow, sharp, short急促的呼吸；淺的呼吸；短促的呼吸➤shaky, shuddering顫抖的呼吸➤hot, warm熱乎乎的氣息▸➤bad (= bad-smelling) 口臭◇Smoking gives you bad breath.吸煙使人有口臭。VERB + BREATH➤draw, draw in, inhale, suck in, take吸氣◇He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.他足足講了 20 分鐘，幾乎都沒有停下來喘一口氣。◇Take a deep breath and try to relax.深呼吸，盡量放鬆。➤exhale, let out, release呼出氣◇He let out a long breath.他長長地舒了一口氣。➤feel感覺到呼吸◇She could feel his warm breath against her cheek.她能感覺到他溫熱的氣息直撲面頰。➤hold屏住呼吸◇How long can you hold your breath for?你能屏氣多長時間？➤get back, regain恢復正常呼吸◇I needed a few minutes to get my breath back after the run.跑步後我需要過幾分鐘才能恢復正常呼吸。➤catch（因緊張、激動等）屏息◇She paused to catch her breath.她停頓下來，屏住了呼吸。➤gasp for大口喘氣◇He came up out of the water gasping for breath.他從水裏鑽出來，大口喘着氣。➤pause for停下來呼吸◇She poured out her story, hardly pausing for breath.她滔滔不絕地講着自己的經歷，幾乎都沒有停下來喘口氣。➤save (figurative) 不必白費唇舌◇It's useless talking to him－you may as well save your breath.跟他說也沒用，你還是不要白費唇舌了。➤waste (figurative) 白費口舌◇Don't waste your breath. He never listens to advice.不要白費口舌了，他從來不聽任何勸告。BREATH + VERB➤come in gasps, pants, puffs, etc.喘息起來◇His breath came in short gasps.他氣喘吁吁起來。PREPOSITION➤on sb's breath在某人的呼吸中◇I could smell gin on her breath.我能聞到她呼吸中的杜松子酒氣。➤out of breath氣喘籲籲◇I'm a little out of breath after my run.跑完步後我有點兒上氣不接下氣。➤under your breath低聲地◇He was whispering rude remarks about her under his breath.他正小聲嘀咕着罵她。➤breath of一絲⋯◇It was a still day, without a breath of wind.那天很平靜，沒有一絲風。PHRASES➤a breath of fresh air (often figurative) 呼吸新鮮空氣；令人心情舒暢的人◇I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.我要出去呼吸點兒新鮮空氣。◇The new secretary is a breath of fresh air.新來的秘書就像一股新鮮空氣。➤an intake of breath吸氣◇When the news was announced, there was a sharp intake of breath.消息宣佈時，大家都猛地倒吸了一口氣。➤in the same breath同時◇How can we trust a government that mentions community care and cutbacks in the same breath?我們怎能相信這樣的政府：一方面提倡社區關懷，同時又說要削減這方面的開支？➤short of breath喘不過氣來◇I felt a little short of breath and had to sit down.我有點兒喘不過氣來，只好坐下了。➤take sb's breath away (figurative) 使某人吃驚得透不過氣來◇The sheer audacity of the man took my breath away.這個人的膽大妄為讓我大吃一驚。➤with bated breath屏着氣◇We waited for the decision with bated breath.我們屏住呼吸等待着這個決定。
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628
breath noun
⇨ breath (take a deep breath) ⇨ take sb's breath away ⇨ impress verbbreath

noun

breath ♦︎ gasp ♦︎ gulp ♦︎ sniffThese are all words for an amount of air which enters the lungs at one time. 这些词均表示吸入的一口气。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / big breath / gasp / gulp◆a deep breath / gulp / sniff◆a loud gasp / gulp / sniff◆to take a breath / gulp / sniff◆to let out a breath / gasp / sniff◆to give a gasp / gulp / sniff■ breath [countable] an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time 吸入的一口气◆I opened the window and took a deep breath.我打开窗户，深深地吸了一口气。◆He recited the whole poem in one breath.他一口气背出了整篇诗。ⓘ Breath [uncountable] is the air that you take into your lungs and send out again. * breath用作不可数名词时指人的呼吸◆His breath smelt of garlic.他呼出的气中有大蒜味。◆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。 ■ gasp gɑːsp; NAmE gæsp [countable] a quick deep breath, usually caused by a strong emotion （通常指由强烈情感所引起的）深吸气，喘息，倒抽气◆She opened the newspaper and gave a gasp of shock.她打开报纸，惊愕得倒抽了一口气。◆His breath came in short gasps.他急促地喘着气。   see also gasp ⇨ blow verb 2 ■ gulp [countable] an act of breathing in or swallowing sth 吸入；吞咽◆She gave an audible gulp.她出声地吸了一口气。◆He drank his glass of whisky in one gulp.他将整杯威士忌一饮而尽。■ sniff [countable] an act or the sound of sniffing (= breathing air in noisily through your nose) 吸气（声）；抽鼻子（声）◆She held the bottle to her nose and took a good sniff.她把瓶子贴近鼻子，使劲闻了闻。◆My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.我母亲不以为然地哼了一声。  see also sniff ⇨ blow verb 2
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 柯林斯詞典 📚 – collins.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime