breath
noun
breθ noun
1
breath breathe
a. the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe b. air that you take into your lungs c. an amount of air that you take into your lungs Do not confuse the noun /br ɛ θ ; bre θ / with the verb /bri ð ; bri ː ð / . 不要把名词 breath /br ɛ θ ; bre θ /和动词 breathe /bri ð ; bri ː ð /混淆 U U C
Leo could smell the wine on her breath.
利奥闻到她呼吸中有葡萄酒的味道。
Let your breath out slowly.
慢慢地呼气。
He’s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) .
他有口臭。
Eric came running into the room, out of breath (=having difficulty breathing because he had just been running) .
埃里克上气不接下气地跑进房间。
She was fat and short of breath (=unable to breathe easily, especially because of ill health) .
她很胖，所以气短。
gasp/fight etc for breath (breathe quickly because you are having difficulty breathing) 大口地喘气
When he reached the top of the stairs, his heart was pounding and he was gasping for breath.
他爬到楼梯顶端时，他的心怦怦直跳，而且他还大口地喘着气。
take a (deep/long/big etc) breath (breathe in a lot of air at one time) （深深地）吸一口气
Shaun took a deep breath and dived in.
肖恩深深地吸了口气，然后跳入水中。
She took a breath and continued.
她吸了一口气然后继续。
I can’t breathe in here!
我在这里都没法呼吸！
2
a breath of fresh air
a. something that is new and different in a way you think is exciting and good b. clean air outside, which you feel you need after being inside for a long time 新鲜空气
Osborne’s play brought a breath of fresh air to the British theatre.
奥斯本的剧本给英国的戏剧带来一股新的气息。
I’m going outside for a breath of fresh air.
我要出去透透气。
3
don’t hold your breath
used to say that something is not going to happen soon [非正式] 不会很快，有你等的 informal
The system’s due for an update, but don’t hold your breath.
系统应该更新了，不过有你等的。
4
catch your breath get your breath back
also 又作 to start breathing normally again after running or making a lot of effort 缓一口气，恢复正常呼吸
Slow down, I need to catch my breath.
慢一点，我要缓一口气。
5
don’t waste your breath save your breath
also 又作 used to say that someone will not be able to persuade someone else, so there is no point in trying 别浪费口舌 spoken
Save your breath. She’s already made up her mind.
别白费口舌了，她主意已定。
Will he listen to me or will I just be wasting my breath?
他会听我的吗？我是不是只是在浪费口舌？
6
take sb’s breath away
to be extremely beautiful or exciting 令某人惊叹，令某人叫绝
The view from the top will take your breath away.
山顶上的风景美得令人惊叹。
7
under your breath
in a quiet voice so that no one can hear you 低声地，压低嗓门地
‘Son of a bitch,’ he muttered under his breath.
“畜生。”他压低声音说。
8
in the same breath in the next breath
a. also 又作 used to say that someone has said two things at once that are so different from each other they cannot both be true b. if you mention two people or things in the same breath, you show that you think they are alike or are related 归于同一类; 联系起来
He criticized the film, then predicted in the same breath that it would be a great success.
他批评这部影片不好，但紧接着又说会很卖座。
I became nervous when the doctor mentioned my mother’s name and ‘cancer’ in the same breath.
医生把我母亲的名字和“癌症”联系在一起，我听了非常紧张。
[+ as/with ]
a young poet mentioned in the same breath as T.S. Eliot
和 T.S.艾略特相提并论的一位年轻诗人
9
with your last/dying breath
at the moment when you are dying 最后一口气，临终时
With his last breath he cursed his captors.
他用最后的一口气诅咒绑架他的人。
10 a very small amount or a sign of something [书面] 微量; 细微迹象 singular 单数 | written
[+ of ]
They did everything they could to avoid the slightest breath of scandal.
他们想尽一切办法避免有一丝一毫的丑闻传出去。
11
a breath of air/wind
11. a slight movement of air 一丝微风 literary
Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
宁静的白日，几乎没有一丝微风。