Breath
[ breθ ]
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n. 呼吸;一口氣;呼吸力;微量;
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After all that running, he was short of breath.
那樣跑了一陣之后,他氣喘吁吁了。
He came up to the boundary fence, and stood to regain breath.
他來到了隔籬旁，站在那里喘著氣。
Religion is the breath of life to/for her.
宗教是她不可或缺的精神支柱.
Draw in a deep breath and let it out slowly.
深深吸一口氣,然后慢慢呼出。
There was not a breath of air in the hot auditorium.
在那個悶熱的禮堂里沒有一絲微風。
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【記】※ breath-呼吸,death-死亡:停止呼吸,意味著死亡
※ br-拼音“別人”,eat-吃,h-似“椅子”:別人吃(撐)得只能坐在椅子上呼吸
※ b-似數(shù)字“6”,re-諧音“阿姨”,at-在,h-似“椅子”:6個阿姨在椅子上呼吸
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breath
n
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(a) [U] (also infml 口語亦作 puff) air taken into and sent out of the lungs （呼吸的）空氣
You can see people's breath on a cold day. 冷天能看到人們呼出的空氣.
His breath smelt of garlic. 他呼出的氣中有蒜味.
(b) [C] single act of taking air into the lungs 吸氣
take a deep breath, ie fill the lungs with air 深吸一口氣.
2 ~ of sth [sing]
slight movement of air; gently blowing （空氣的）輕微流動; 微風
There wasn't a breath of air/wind. 一點兒風都沒有.
3 ~ of sth [sing]
(fig 比喻) slight suggestion or rumour of sth; hint of sth 跡象; 暗示
a breath of scandal 一絲流言蜚語
the first breath of spring 早春的氣息.
4 (idm 習語) a breath of fresh air
(a) opportunity to breathe clean air, esp out of doors 呼吸新鮮空氣的機會（尤指戶外）.
(b) person or thing that is a welcome and refreshing change 帶來起色的人或事物
Her smile is a breath of fresh air in this gloomy office. 她的微笑給沉悶的辦公室?guī)砩鷼? the breath of `life (to/for sb) thing that stimulates or inspires (sb); thing that is necessary (to sb) （某人的）精神支柱; （某人）必不可少的東西
Religion is the breath of life to/for her. 宗教是她不可或缺的精神支柱. catch one's breath => catch1. draw breath => draw2. draw one's first/last breath => draw2. get one's `breath (again/back) return to one's normal rate of breathing 恢復正常呼吸
It took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race. 賽跑後我們用了好幾分鐘才恢復了正常呼吸. hold one's `breath stop breathing for a short time (eg during a medical examination or from fear or excitement) 暫時屏住呼吸（如體檢時或因恐懼、激動）
How long can you hold your breath for? 你能屏住呼吸多久?
The audience held its/their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope. 雜技演員走鋼絲時, 觀眾都屏住了呼吸. in the same breath => same. lose one's breath => lose. one's last/dying `breath last moment of one's life 臨終. (be) out of/short of `breath breathing very quickly (eg after running fast); panting hard 呼吸急促（如快跑以後）; 喘不過氣來; 上氣不接下氣
His heart condition makes him sh
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breath(呼吸)和bread(面包)都很重要
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*[breθ]n. 呼吸, 氣息, 瞬間【醫(yī)】 呼氣, 呵氣, 口氣, 呼吸相關詞組: save one's breath stop sb's breath take breath take sb's breath away with bated breath under one's breath short of breath catch one's breath hold one's breath in a breath in one breath in the same breath lose one's breath out of breath
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I lift weights every morning for sixty minutes without stopping.
每天早晨我舉重六十分鐘，中間還不是沒有休息。
Love makes one fit for any work.
愛情使人適合任何工作。
Do you want to speak to her?
您要同她談話嗎？