breathe
v
1 [I] take air into the lungs and send it out again 呼吸
People breathe more slowly when they are asleep. 人睡覺(jué)時(shí)呼吸比較緩慢.
She's still breathing, ie still alive. 她仍在呼吸(還活著).
He was breathing hard/heavily after racing for the train. 他跑著趕上火車(chē)以後, 吃力地喘著氣.
2 [Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ in/out; ~ sth (in/out) take (air, etc) into or send (it) out of the lungs 吸入或呼出(空氣等)
The doctor told me to breathe in and then breathe out (again) slowly. 醫(yī)生叫我吸氣然後(再)慢慢地呼出.
It's good to breathe (in) fresh country air instead of city smoke. 呼吸鄉(xiāng)間的新鮮空氣而不吸入城市的煙塵是有益的.
3 [Tn] say (sth) softly; whisper 輕聲說(shuō)(某事); 低語(yǔ)
breathe loving words in sb's ear 在某人耳邊低語(yǔ)情話(huà)
breathe a threat 低聲說(shuō)出恐嚇的話(huà).
4 show that one is full of (a feeling); exude 表示充滿(mǎn)(感情); 流露
The team breathed confidence before the match. 該隊(duì)在比賽前顯得很有信心.
5 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) (be able to) breathe (easily/freely) again feel calm or relieved after a period of tension, fear or exertion; relax (在一度緊張、恐懼或努力之後)恢復(fù)平靜或安下心來(lái); 松口氣
Now my debts are paid I can breathe again. 現(xiàn)在我已還清欠債, 可以松口氣了. breathe down sb's `neck (infml 口) be close behind sb (eg in a race); watch sb (too) closely 隨後緊跟某人(如賽跑中); 緊緊盯?。橙耍?
I can't concentrate with you breathing down my neck. 你這樣緊緊盯著我, 使我精神無(wú)法集中. (not) breathe a `word (of/about sth) (to sb) (not) tell sb sth (esp a secret); (not) reveal sth to sb (不)告訴某人某事(尤指秘密); (不)向某人透露某事
Promise me you won't breathe a word of this to anyone. 答應(yīng)我別將此事泄漏給任何人. breathe one's `last (fml euph 文, 婉) die 斷氣.
6 (phr v) breathe sth into sb/sth fill (a person or group) with (a feeling) 使(某人或團(tuán)體)充滿(mǎn)(某種感情)
The new manager has breathed fresh life into (ie revitalized) the company. 新經(jīng)理給公司帶來(lái)了朝氣.
?? 考研助記
這個(gè)(the)面包(bread)會(huì) 呼吸
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[bri:e]vi. 呼吸, 生存, 低語(yǔ)vt. 呼吸, 使喘息, 發(fā)散, 低聲說(shuō)相關(guān)詞組: be able to breathe again breathe down someone's neck breathe in breathe out breathe new life into breathe one's last breathe upon
spiritualadj. 精神的;心靈的;高尚的,崇高的;宗教的;
n. 圣歌(尤指美國(guó)南部黑人的);教會(huì)事物;
tooln. 器具,工具;(有助于做工或完成某事的)用具;受人利用的人;壓印機(jī);
vt. 用工具給…加工;壓印;駕車(chē)到處跑;
vi. 使用工具;開(kāi)車(chē),乘車(chē);
fairadj. 公平的;合理的;晴朗的;美麗的;
adv. 公平地;直接地;清楚地;正大光明地;
n. 集市,廟會(huì);商品交易會(huì),展覽會(huì);美人,美麗的事物;
vt. (卡通制作)順利接合;(動(dòng)作)銜接協(xié)調(diào);(飛機(jī))裝配平整;使(飛機(jī)接合部)平滑;
vi. 轉(zhuǎn)晴;
matureadj. (人、樹(shù)木、鳥(niǎo)或動(dòng)物)成熟的;仔細(xì)考慮過(guò)的;到期(應(yīng)該支付)的;成年人的;
vi. 成熟,長(zhǎng)成;(票據(jù)等)到期;
vt. 使…成熟;使…長(zhǎng)成;慎重?cái)M定(計(jì)劃等);