breathe
verb
briːð
verb
1
AIR
空气
to
take
air
into
your
lungs
and
send
it
out
again
呼吸
I,T
The
room
filled
with
smoke,
and
it
was
becoming
difficult
to
breathe.
房间里全是烟，呼吸越来越困难。
People
are
concerned
about
the
quality
of
the
air
they
breathe.
人们很关心他们所呼吸的空气的质量。
Relax
and
breathe
deeply
(=take
in
a
lot
of
air)
.
放松，深呼吸。
2
BLOW
吹
to
blow
air
or
smoke
out
of
your
mouth
呼气; 喷出（烟）
I,T
[+
on
]
Roy
breathed
on
his
hands
and
rubbed
them
together
vigorously.
罗伊往双手上哈了一口气，然后使劲地搓。
breathe
sth
over
sb
The
fat
man
opposite
was
breathing
garlic
all
over
me.
对面的那个胖男人满口大蒜味，喷了我一身。
3
sb can breathe easy/easily
used
when
saying
that
someone
can
relax
because
a
worrying
or
dangerous
situation
has
ended
某人可以放心了，某人可以松一口气
With
stocks
going
up,
investors
can
breathe
easily.
股票上涨，投资者可以放心了。
4
breathe a sigh of relief
to
stop
being
worried
or
frightened
about
something
轻松地舒口气，松一口气
Once
the
deadline
passed,
everyone
breathed
a
sigh
of
relief.
截止期一过，大家都松了一口气。
5
be breathing down sb’s neck
to
pay
very
close
attention
to
what
someone
is
doing
in
a
way
that
makes
them
feel
nervous
or
annoyed
[非正式] 紧盯某人; 严密监视某人
informal
How
can
I
concentrate
with
you
breathing
down
my
neck
all
the
time?
你总是这样盯着我，我怎么能集中注意力？
6
not breathe a word
to
not
tell
anyone
anything
at
all
about
something,
because
it
is
a
secret
不透露风声
Don’t
breathe
a
word;
it’s
supposed
to
be
a
surprise.
一个字都不要透露出去，这是要给大家一个惊喜。
7
breathe life into sth
to
change
a
situation
so
that
people
feel
more
excited
or
interested
给某物注入新生命
Critics
are
hoping
the
young
director
can
breathe
new
life
into
the
French
film
industry.
影评家希望这位年轻导演会给法国的电影业注入新的生命。
8
SKIN
皮肤
if
your
skin
can
breathe,
air
can
reach
it
〔皮肤〕透气
I
9
CLOTHES/FABRIC
衣服/织物
if
cloth
or
clothing
breathes,
air
can
pass
through
it
so
that
your
body
feels
pleasantly
cool
and
dry
〔布料或衣服〕透气
I
10
WINE
葡萄酒
if
you
let
wine
breathe,
you
open
the
bottle
to
let
the
air
get
to
it
before
you
drink
it
〔打开瓶盖，让酒〕通气飘香
I
11
SAY STH QUIETLY
轻声说某事
to
say
something
very
quietly,
almost
in
a
whisper
[书面] 轻声说〔话〕，低声说出
T | written
‘Wait,’
he
breathed.
“等一下。”他轻声说道。
12
breathe your last (breath)
12.
to
die
[文] 咽气，断气，咽下最后一口气，死
literary
13
breathe fire
13.
to
talk
and
behave
in
a
very
angry
way
发火
14
to
take
air
into
your
lungs
吸气
The
doctor
made
me
breathe
in
while
he
listened
to
my
chest.
医生听我胸部时叫我吸气。
breathe
sth
↔
in
Wyatt
breathed
in
the
cool
ocean
air.
怀亚特吸入凉爽的海风。
15
to
send
air
out
from
your
lungs
呼气
Jim
breathed
out
deeply.
吉姆深深地呼出一口气。
breathe
sth
↔
out
Lauren
lit
up
a
cigarette,
then
breathed
out
a
puff
of
smoke.
劳伦点起一支香烟，吐出一口烟来。