[breθ][breθ]
  • n. 呼吸;气息
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自PIE*gwhre,呼吸。来源于古印欧语中烧,加热(bhre)”及其产生的蒸汽(bhretos)”,英语中braise(炖,煮),breed(繁殖)和brood(一窝)也源于此意。在古英语中braethaz指排气,气味,直到14世纪才用于指人或动物的呼吸。
      noun(名词)
      1. [ U ] 呼吸的空气;气息
      2. 停下来将气喘匀
      3. 呼吸
      4. 停下来喘口气
      5. 屏住呼吸
      6. 屏息以待
      7. [ C ] 一次呼吸
      8. 吸气
      9. 一丝微风
      10. 在外面稍微呆一会儿;透气

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ U ] 呼吸的空气;气息

      Her breath smelled of garlic.

      她的嘴里有大蒜味。

      She was dizzy and short of breath (= unable to air).

      她头昏眼花,上气不接下气。

      He burst into the room, red-faced and out of breath (= unable to comfortably because of tiredness or excitement).

      他冲进房间,满脸通红,气喘吁吁。

    2. 停下来将气喘匀

      I had to stop running to catch my breath.

      我跑得喘不上气来,不得不停了下来。

    3. 呼吸

      Without pausing to draw breath she told me everything.

      她气也不喘一口就把一切告诉了我。

    4. 停下来喘口气

      Give me a minute to draw breath, won't you?

      让我歇会喘口气,行吗?

    5. 屏住呼吸

      How long can you hold your breath under water?

      在水下你能屏住呼吸多长时间?

    6. 屏息以待

      Fans held their breath waiting for the final whistle.

      球迷们屏息以待终场哨声响起。

    7. [ C ] 一次呼吸
    8. 吸气

      The doctor told me to take a deep breath (= air).

      医生让我做深吸气。

    9. 一丝微风

      There wasn't a breath of air in the room.

      房间里一点儿都不透气。

    10. 在外面稍微呆一会儿;透气

      I'm just going out for a breath of (fresh) air – I won't be long.

      我去外面透透气 ——很快就回来。

    小知识

    Breath is the process of taking air in and out of your lungs. It’s also the air you inhale and exhale, or a slight movement of air, like a breeze.

    Breath comes from the Old English braeth (“scent” or “smell”). Many figures of speech originate with the idea that breathing deeply energizes or calms us. You can “catch your breath” by slowing down, and you might “take a breath” by taking a break or walking away from a stressful situation. A “breath of fresh air” might be just that, or, metaphorically, it might signal the arrival of something new and different that invigorates us or refocuses our attention.

    实用短语

    1. out of breath

      喘不过气来,上气不接下气,喘不外气来,喘不过起来

    2. catch one's breath

      屏息,歇口气,喘息,喘口气

    3. breath of the wind

      风的气息,风的气味,风的呼吸,风中的呼吸

    4. take my breath away

      带走我的呼吸,带走我呼吸,带走我所有,让我无法呼吸

    5. take a deep breath

      深呼吸,深吸一口气,做深呼吸,深吸一口吻

    6. hold one's breath

      屏息,屏住呼吸,憋住气,不出气

    7. every breath you take

      你的每一次呼吸,你的第一寸呼吸

    8. deep breath

      沉住气,杉本有美,写真集

    9. breath of fire

      龙战士,火焰喷吐,喷火,火焰呼吸

    常用短语

    1. deep breath

      深呼吸

    2. take a deep breath

      深呼吸

    3. out of breath

      喘不过气来,上气不接下气

    4. shortness of breath

      气促;呼吸浅短

    5. take your breath away

      使大吃一惊;使人高兴得说不出话来;令人屏息

    6. bad breath

      口臭(等于halitosis)

    7. breath in

      vt. 吸气;呼进

    8. take a breath

      喘口气;深深地吸一口气

    9. breath of life

      不可缺少的东西

    10. in the same breath

      同时

    11. take my breath away

      使大吃一惊;让我无法呼吸

    12. short of breath

      呼吸短促

    13. catch my breath

      喘气;随着我的呼吸

    14. save your breath

      别唠叨了;省口气吧;别白费口舌了

    15. life breath

      鼓舞因素

    16. breath of air

      微风,source:T

    17. in one breath

      一口气;同时(等于in the same breath)

    18. with bated breath

      (因恐惧、焦虑而)屏息地,不出声地[见 breath],source:T

    19. gasp for breath

      呼吸十分困难, 上气不接下气

    20. take breath

      歇口气,喘口气

    单词用法

    常用短语
    deep breath深呼吸
    take a deep breath深呼吸
    out of breath喘不过气来,上气不接下气
    shortness of breath气促;呼吸浅短
    词语辨析
    take breath,take a breath
    两者意思不同前者意思是“歇口气”;而后者意思是“呼吸一口气”。
    例如After running,they stopped to take breath.跑过后他们停下来歇口气。
    Take a breath.作一次呼吸。

    catch one?s breath,get one?s breath
    这两个短语意思不同前者意思是“屏息”;而后者意思是“恢复正常状态”。
    例如As the acrobat swung round and round,the audience caught their breath.那位杂技演员不停地旋转时,观众们个个屏住了呼吸。
    I need time to get my breath after running.跑完后,我需要一点时间把气缓过来。
    out of breath,lose one?s breath两者都可作“上气不接下气”解,但out of breath用作表语。
    近似单词
    breeze n.微风

    同义词

    n.低语

    whisper  /  undertone  /  murmur  /  sigh

    n.呼吸

    inhalation  /  aspiration  /  air  /  gasp  /  wheeze  /  sigh  /  gulp  /  inspiration  /  exhalation  /  respiration  /  expiration  /  pant  /  wind  /  breathing  /  halitus  /  whiff

    n.微风

    zephyr  /  breeze  /  puff  /  waft  /  whiff

    n.暂休

    respite  /  time-out  /  recess  /  breather  /  pause  /  breathing  /  rest  /  break  /  spell

    n.生命

    lifeblood  /  vital  /  anima  /  life  /  soul  /  spark  /  force

    其他释义

    vapor  /  odor  /  bouquet

    同根词

    词根:breath

    adj.

    breathing呼吸的;逼真的

    breathless喘不过气来的;停止呼吸的

    breathed无声的;有气的

    adv.

    breathlessly气喘地;屏息地

    n.

    breathing呼吸;瞬间;微风

    breather呼吸者;呼吸的东西;剧烈的运动;短时间的休息

    breathlessness呼吸急促,气喘吁吁

    v.

    breathing呼吸(breathe的现在分词)

    breathed呼吸(breath的过去式和过去分词)

    vi.

    breathe呼吸;低语;松口气;(风)轻拂

    breathalyse作呼气测醉检测

    vt.

    breathe呼吸;使喘息;流露;低声说

    breathalyse做呼吸测醉试验(等于breathalyze)