breath

/breθ//breθ/

★★★★★n.

breath
breaths

n

① 1呼吸,气息2生命,生命力,活力
- He stopped to regain his breath.他停下来,以便恢复呼吸。
- She gasped for breath.她在喘气。
- You could smell the garlic on his breath.你可以闻到他的气息有大蒜味(★亦可说成His breath smelt of garlic.)。
- He has bad [foul] breath.他有口臭。
- one's last [dying] breath临终
- I'll love you as long as I have breath [while there is breath in me].只要我活着,我就会爱你。

② 1[用单数形]一次呼气[吸气],瞬间2休息
- at [in] a breath一口气地
- take [draw] a deep [long] breath深吸一口气
- take [draw, gather] breath喘一口气,休息一下

③[a breath]1(风的)一丝,一点2[通常用于否定句]丝毫,一丝
- There's hardly a breath of air [wind].几乎没有一点风。
- There is not a breath of scandal.没有一丝丑闻。

④ 【语音】无声(音),气音

⑤ (花的)香气

短语

above one's breath
- ① 出声地
below one's breath
- ① 低声(细语)地
- He spoke below his breath.他低声说话。
catch one's breath
- ① (因恐惧、兴奋等而)屏息;喘一口气,松一口气
- He caught his breath at her beauty.他因她的美丽而屏息。
- I had to pause halfway to catch my breath.我必须中途停下来喘一口气。
draw breath
- ① 呼吸;活命
get one's breath
- ① 恢复平常的呼吸
give up [yield] one's breath
- ① 死
hold one's breath
- ① 屏息
in one breath
- ① 异口同声地;一口气地
in the same breath
- ① 同时地
- These two poets cannot be mentioned in the same breath.这两位诗人不可同日而语。
knock the breath out of a person
- ① 使某人大吃一惊
lose one's breath
- ① 喘不过气来;喘息
out of breath
- ① 喘不过气地;气喘喘地
- run oneself out of breath跑得喘不过气来
save one's breath
- ① 白费唇舌
- Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.别白费唇舌吧,老板绝不会准你的假。
the breath of life
- ① 非常重要或贵重之物(=the breath of ones nostrils)
the breath of one's nostrils
- ① 非常重要或贵重之物
under one's breath
- ① 低声地
- She cursed him under her breath.她低声咒骂他。
waste one's breath
- ① 白费唇舌,徒托空言<on>
with bated breath
- ① 屏息地;不安地
- They waited with bated breath to hear the announcement.他们屏息地等待听到那项宣布。
with the [one's] last breath
- ① 随着最后一口气;临终断气之际

同义词

dash
divine spark
exhalation
ghost
hair
hint
intimation
lan vital
life force
psyche
respiration
semblance
shade
shadow
soul
soupon
spirit
streak
suggestion
suspicion
taste
tinge
touch
trace
vital force
vitality
whiff
whisker
whisper

breather
breathing place
breathing space
breathing spell
breathing time

词路径

entity
physical entity
process
physical process
organic process
biological process
bodily process
body process
bodily function
activity
breath

上位词

activity
air
bodily function
bodily process
body process
breeze
gentle wind
proffer
proposition
relief
respite
rest
rest period
suggestion
zephyr

下位词

aspiration
breathing in
breathing out
exhalation
expiration
halitus
inhalation
inspiration
intake

词汇	breath
释义	breath /breθ//breθ/ ★★★★★n. breath breaths n ① 1呼吸,气息2生命,生命力,活力 He stopped to regain his breath.他停下来,以便恢复呼吸。 She gasped for breath.她在喘气。 You could smell the garlic on his breath.你可以闻到他的气息有大蒜味(★亦可说成His breath smelt of garlic.)。 He has bad [foul] breath.他有口臭。 one's last [dying] breath临终 I'll love you as long as I have breath [while there is breath in me].只要我活着,我就会爱你。 ② 1[用单数形]一次呼气[吸气],瞬间2休息 at [in] a breath一口气地 take [draw] a deep [long] breath深吸一口气 take [draw, gather] breath喘一口气,休息一下 ③[a breath]1(风的)一丝,一点2[通常用于否定句]丝毫,一丝 There's hardly a breath of air [wind].几乎没有一点风。 There is not a breath of scandal.没有一丝丑闻。 ④ 【语音】无声(音),气音 ⑤ (花的)香气短语 above one's breath ① 出声地 below one's breath ① 低声(细语)地 He spoke below his breath.他低声说话。 catch one's breath ① (因恐惧、兴奋等而)屏息;喘一口气,松一口气 He caught his breath at her beauty.他因她的美丽而屏息。 I had to pause halfway to catch my breath.我必须中途停下来喘一口气。 draw breath ① 呼吸;活命 get one's breath ① 恢复平常的呼吸 give up [yield] one's breath ① 死 hold one's breath ① 屏息 in one breath ① 异口同声地;一口气地 in the same breath ① 同时地 These two poets cannot be mentioned in the same breath.这两位诗人不可同日而语。 knock the breath out of a person ① 使某人大吃一惊 lose one's breath ① 喘不过气来;喘息 out of breath ① 喘不过气地;气喘喘地 run oneself out of breath跑得喘不过气来 save one's breath ① 白费唇舌 Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.别白费唇舌吧,老板绝不会准你的假。 the breath of life ① 非常重要或贵重之物(=the breath of ones nostrils) the breath of one's nostrils ① 非常重要或贵重之物 under one's breath ① 低声地 She cursed him under her breath.她低声咒骂他。 waste one's breath ① 白费唇舌,徒托空言<on> with bated breath ① 屏息地;不安地 They waited with bated breath to hear the announcement.他们屏息地等待听到那项宣布。 with the [one's] last breath ① 随着最后一口气;临终断气之际同义词 dash divine spark exhalation ghost hair hint intimation lan vital life force psyche respiration semblance shade shadow soul soupon spirit streak suggestion suspicion taste tinge touch trace vital force vitality whiff whisker whisper breather breathing place breathing space breathing spell breathing time 词路径 entity physical entity process physical process organic process biological process bodily process body process bodily function activity breath 上位词 activity air bodily function bodily process body process breeze gentle wind proffer proposition relief respite rest rest period suggestion zephyr 下位词 aspiration breathing in breathing out exhalation expiration halitus inhalation inspiration intake
随便看	nonce noncellular nonce word nonchalance nonchalant nonchalantly nonchromosomal nonclaim noncollege noncollegiate noncom noncombat noncombatant noncombatants noncombustibility noncombustible noncommercial noncommissioned non-commissioned officer noncommissioned officer noncommitment noncommittal noncommittally noncommunicable noncommunicant