ADJECTIVE | VERB + BREATH | BREATH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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 (oftenfigurative) 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。
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