| 词汇 | breathe |
| 释义 | breatheUK:*/ˈbriːð/US:/brið/ ,(brēᵺ)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 breathe vi (person, animal)呼吸The kitten slept soundly, breathing softly and twitching her whiskers every now and then.小猫睡得很熟，呼吸轻柔，胡须还时不时地抽搐。usage: ‘breathe’Breathe /briːð/ is a verb. When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again.It was difficult for him to breathe.Always breathe through your nose. breathe vi (to be alive)活着；能喘气备注: Often in the continousAs long as I'm breathing that man will never set foot in my house!只要我还有一口气，那个人就休想踏进我的家门！ breathe vi figurative (fabric, leather) (布料、皮革等)透气Rachel didn't like the blouse because the material didn't breathe well.蕾切尔不喜欢那件女式衬衫，因为材质不是很透气。 breathe [sth] vtr (air: inhale) (空气等)吸入David likes to go hiking to breathe the mountain air.戴维德喜欢去远足，去呼吸山间的清新空气。 breathe [sth] vtr (emit)喷；呼出According to the legend, there is a dragon in the mountains who breathes fire.据传说记载，群山间住着一条能够喷火巨龙。 其他翻译 breathe vi (compose yourself)深呼吸；镇定下来Fighting his stage fright, the actor closed his eyes and breathed before his scene.为了克制舞台恐惧，演员在自己的剧目开始前，闭上双眼，做深呼吸。 breathe vi (combustion: take air in)吸气 breathe vi figurative (wine: be open to air)接触空气，醒酒Uncork the wine and leave it to breathe for an hour before you serve it.在饮用葡萄酒前，拔掉软木塞，然后静置，醒一小时的酒。 breathe [sth] vtr (whisper)以耳语声说；低声说Susan breathed the instructions into Harry's ear.苏珊低声将指示告诉哈利。 breathe [sth] vtr (allow [sth] to rest)让...休息片刻；让...短暂休息After the hard ride, the jockey breathed his horse.一场劳累的骑行后，骑师让马儿休息片刻。 breathe [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep figurative (instill, inspire)为...注入...；给...加入...Her writing has breathed new life into a tired old subject.她的作品为陈旧的主题注入了全新的生命。 动词短语 breathe in vi phrasal (inhale)吸入；吸气Don't breathe in: there may be toxic fumes in the air. breathe [sth] in vtr phrasal sep (inhale)吸入；吸进A number of workers fell ill after breathing in poisonous gas. breathe out vi phrasal (exhale)呼出The doctor asked the patient to breathe out slowly. breathe [sth] out vtr phrasal sep (exhale)呼出Carlos lit a cigarette and breathed the smoke out through his nostrils. 复合形式： breathe again vi + adv figurative (feel relieved)宽心，松口气Now that I'm sure he's in jail for a long time, I can breathe again. breathe down [sb]'s neck v expr (monitor closely)监视；密切监控 breathe down [sb]'s neck v expr (be close behind [sb])逼近某人；对某人紧追不舍 breathe easier vi + adv informal, figurative (feel relieved)缓过气来；松一口气We can all breathe easier now that the escaped prisoner has been captured. breathe easier, breathe more easily vi + adv (stop struggling for breath)更轻松地呼吸The drug relaxes the muscles in the chest so the patient can breathe easier. breathe easy vi + adv figurative, informal (be reassured)安心，松了一口气You can breathe easy again; we have solved the problem. breathe life into [sth] vtr figurative (revive, rejuvenate) (比喻)给予生气, 赋予活力The paramedics breathed life into the accident victim. breathe new life into [sth] v expr figurative (reinvent, rejuvenate)给…注入新的活力；让...获得新生Hiring Edie with her fresh new ideas will breathe new life into this company. breathe your last breath, breathe your last v expr (die)断气；咽气After she received extreme unction, she breathed her last breath. live and breathe [sth] v expr figurative (be passionately interested in [sth]) (比喻)将…视为生命When I was a teenager I lived and breathed ballet.Her boyfriend lives and breathes football; nothing else seems to interest him. |
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