| 词汇 | breathe |
| 释义 | breathe 7 ENTRIES FOUND: breathe (verb) easily (adverb) easy (adverb) last (pronoun) life (noun) live (verb) neck (noun) breathe /ˈbriːð/ verb breathes; breathed; breathing breathe /ˈbriːð/ verb breathes; breathed; breathing Learner's definition of BREATHE 1 : to move air into and out of your lungs : to inhale and exhale呼吸 [no object] Relax and breathe deeply.放松，深呼吸。 He was breathing hard from running.他跑完步，大口喘着粗气。 The patient suddenly stopped breathing.病人突然停止了呼吸。 I can hardly breathe with all this smoke.这么大的烟雾，我几乎无法呼吸。 [+ object] He wants to live where he can breathe clean/fresh air.他想住在一个能呼吸到干净/清新空气的地方。 2 a : to send (something) out from your lungs through your mouth or nose呼出；吐出 [+ object] a dragon that breathes fire喷火的龙 — often + out breathing out [=exhaling] carbon dioxide呼出二氧化碳 [no object] He breathed [=blew] on the glass and wiped it clean.他冲玻璃呵口气，然后再把它擦干净。 — often + out Breathe out through your nose.用鼻子呼气。 b : to take (something) into your lungs through your mouth or nose吸入 [+ object] You shouldn't be breathing [=inhaling] those fumes.你不该吸入那些烟气。 People usually contract the virus by breathing contaminated air.人们通常由于吸入被污染的空气而感染病毒。 — often + in You shouldn't be breathing in those fumes.你不该吸入那些烟气。 [no object] Breathe deeply and then exhale.深吸一口气，然后再吐气。 — usually + in Breathe in through your nose.用鼻子吸气。 3 [no object] : to be alive活着；生存 I'll never give up as long as I'm still breathing.只要一息尚存，我就不会放弃。 a living, breathing human being活生生的人 4 [no object] : to pause and rest before continuing歇口气；小憩 We had barely stopped to breathe before we were on the go again.我们刚停下歇口气，又得出发了。 5 [+ object] : to bring (something) into a thing将…注入；灌输 City leaders hope the project will breathe vitality/energy into the downtown.城市领导者希望这一项目能为市中心注入活力。 Their leadership breathed new life into the movement. [=gave new energy to the movement]他们的领导才能为此次运动注入了新的活力。 6 [no object] : to feel able to think or act freely自由思考；自由活动 I need some room to breathe. = I need some breathing room/space.我需要自由呼吸的空间。 7 [no object] a : to allow air to pass through透气 a fabric that breathes透气织物 b : to be cooled or refreshed by air that passes through clothing使感觉清爽透气 Cotton clothing lets your skin breathe.棉质衣物使你的皮肤感觉很透气。 8 [+ object] : to say (something) very quietly低声说 “It's beautiful,” she breathed.“真美。”她低声说道。 — usually used in the phrase breathe a word通常用于短语breathe a word Don't breathe a word of/about this to anyone! [=do not say anything about this to anyone]不要向任何人透露此事！ 9 [no object] of wine : to develop a better flavor because of contact with air（酒）因暴露于空气中而变得醇香 Open the bottle a few minutes before you want to drink it so that the wine can breathe.喝葡萄酒之前，把酒瓶打开几分钟，让酒香散发出来。 breathe a sigh of relief : to relax because something you have been worrying about is not a problem or danger anymore : to feel relieved松口气 We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard that they were safe.听说他们平安无事，我们都松了一口气。 breathe down someone's neck 1 : to chase after someone closely跟踪某人 The cops were breathing down our necks.警察在跟踪我们。 2 : to watch someone carefully and constantly密切监视某人 His parents are always breathing down his neck.父母总是把他看得很紧。 breathe easy or breathe easier or breathe easily or breathe freely : to feel relief from pressure, danger, etc.松口气；放下心来 I'll breathe easier once this whole ordeal is over.所有考验都结束时我才能松口气。 You can breathe easy knowing that your children are safe.知道孩子们安然无恙，你可以放心了。 breathe your last — see 4last live and breathe ◊ If you live and breathe something, you spend a great deal of time, thought, or effort on that thing.专注于；致力于 She lives and breathes music.她挚爱音乐。 They live and breathe their work.他们一心扑在工作上。 — breathable /ˈbriːðəbəl/ adjective [more breathable; most breathable] a breathable fabric [=a fabric that allows air to pass through]透气织物 — breathing noun [noncount] Her breathing is heavy/shallow/labored.她的呼吸沉重/虚弱/吃力。 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 We'll begin with some breathing exercises.我们首先做一些呼吸运动。 He has breathing problems.他呼吸困难。 — see also heavy breathing at 1heavy |
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