breathless
adj
1
(a) breathing quickly or with difficulty; panting 呼吸急促或困難的; 氣喘吁吁的
breathless after running up the stairs 跑上樓梯後氣喘吁吁的
Heavy smoking makes him breathless. 吸煙過多使他氣喘.
(b) causing one to be breathless; strenuous 引起氣喘的; 費力的
breathless haste/hurry/pace/speed 趕得使人喘不過氣來的倉促[匆忙/步子/速度].
2
(a) [pred 作表語]
holding one's breath (because of fear, excitement, etc) (因恐懼、激動等)屏住呼吸
breathless with terror, wonder, amazement, etc 因恐怖、詫異、驚奇等而屏住呼吸.
(b) [attrib 作定語]
tense; making one hold one's breath 緊張的; 使人屏住呼吸的
a breathless hush in the concert hall 音樂廳內屏息無聲.
3 with no air or wind 無空氣的; 無風的
a breathless calm 死寂.