| 单词 | breathe |
| 释义 | breathe verb¹ 1air/breath呼吸adverb | verb + breathe | preposition adverb➤fast, quickly, rapidly急速地呼吸▸➤slowly缓慢地呼吸▸➤deeply深深地呼吸▸➤shallowly浅浅地呼吸▸➤hard, heavily呼吸困难；费力地呼吸◆they were both breathing hard from the steep climb.爬过一段陡坡，他们俩都很费力地喘着气。➤gently, softly平缓地呼吸▸➤easily, steadily轻松地／平稳地呼吸◆she was beginning to breathe more easily.她的呼吸开始顺畅了些。➤normally, properly正常地呼吸◆try to breathe normally.努力正常呼吸。➤barely, hardly几乎不能呼吸◆i can barely breathe here.这里我几乎无法呼吸。➤in, out吸气；呼气◆she breathed slowly in and out.她缓缓地吸气、吐气。verb + breathe➤can能呼吸◆i can't breathe!我呼吸困难！➤can barely, can hardly, can scarcely几乎无法呼吸▸➤not dare不敢呼吸◆he hardly dared breathe in case they heard him.他几乎不敢呼吸，唯恐他们听到他的声音。preposition➤through通过⋯呼吸◆always breathe through your nose.尽量用鼻子呼吸。breathe verb² 2say quietly小声说adverb➤huskily, quietly, softly沙哑地低语；轻声说；温柔地低语◆'i love you!' she breathed softly.她温柔地低声说：“我爱你！”breathe/bri:ð ||; brið/verb [i,t] to take air, etc into your lungs and blow it out again 呼吸: ◇ breathe out as you lift the weight and breathe inas you lower it. 提起重物的时候呼气，放下重物的时候吸气。◇i hate having to breathe (in) other people's cigarette smoke. 我讨厌被迫吸人家的二手烟。 ➔breathing noun [u]: ◇heavy/irregular breathing 深沉／不规律的呼吸◇these deep breathing exercises will help you relax. 这些深呼吸运动有助于身体放松。 not breathe a word (of/about sth) (to sb) to not tell sb about sth that is secret 不透露（秘密）；守口如瓶: ◇if you breathe a word of this to my mother, i'll never speak to you again! 这件事要是你跟我妈妈说半句，我以后就再不跟你说话！ breathe1 to take air into your lungs and send it out again2 to take air, smoke etc into your lungs3 to send air, smoke etc out of your lungs4 the action of breathing5 to breathe noisily6 to breathe with difficulty7 to breathe normally again after running, playing sport etc8 to be unable to breathe9 to make it impossible for someone to breatherelated wordsto kill someone by preventing them from breathing 使某人窒息而死 kill,see alsoair,1. to take air into your lungs and send it out again 将空气吸入肺中再呼出 breathe /briːð/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth 呼吸 the air was so smoky it was difficult to breathe. 空气中烟雾弥漫，令人感到呼吸困难。 the boy was unconscious, but he was still breathing. 那男孩失去了知觉，但仍有呼吸。breathe air/fumes people nowadays are becoming more and more concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. 人们现在愈来愈关心他们呼吸的空气的质量。breathe deeply take a lot of air into your lungs as you breathe 深呼吸 i want you to breathe deeply and relax. 我要你深呼吸并放松。2. to take air, smoke etc into your lungs 肺部吸入空气、烟等 breathe in /ˌbriːð ˈɪn/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb] to take air, smoke etc into your lungs, through your nose or mouth 吸气；吸入 every time i breathe in i get a pain in the left side of my chest. 我每次吸气时，左胸部就疼。breathe in something i put my handkerchief over my nose to avoid breathing in the smoke. 我用手帕捂住鼻子以免吸入浓烟。 they stood on the cliff breathing in the fresh sea air. 他们站在悬崖上吸着新鲜的海洋空气。 take a breath /ˌteɪk ə ˈbreθ/ [verb phrase] to breathe in once 吸一口气 sherman stopped, took a breath, and opened the door. 舍曼停下来吸了口气，然后打开门。 it was so quiet that i was afraid to take a breath. 安静得我连气也不敢喘。take a breath of every time you took a breath of that foul air you could feel it burning your lungs. 你每吸一口那里的污浊空气，都会感到它在烧炙你的肺部。take a deep breath take a lot of air into your lungs 深深地吸一口气 taking a deep breath she dived into the cool water. 她深深地吸了口气便跳入冰凉的水中。 inhale /ɪnˈheɪl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to take air, smoke, or gas into your lungs, through your nose or mouth - used especially in technical and medical contexts 吸；吸入［空气、烟、气体，尤用于技术或医学方面］ it is dangerous to inhale the fumes produced by these chemicals. 吸入这些化学品产生的气体是很危险的。 every time he inhaled, his lungs made an awful wheezing sound. 他每吸一口气，肺部就会发出可怕的呼哧声。inhale deeply inhale a lot of air or smoke 深深吸入 stella lit up a cigarette and inhaled deeply. 斯特拉点起一支烟，深深吸了一口。3. to send air, smoke etc out of your lungs 呼出空气、烟等 breathe out /ˌbriːð ˈaʊt/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb] to send air out of your lungs, through your nose or mouth 呼气；呼出 the doctor told her to breathe out slowly. 医生叫她缓缓地呼气。 ballet dancers are taught to breathe in before they leap, and to breathe out after they land. 芭蕾舞演员受过训练，知道跃起前要吸气，落地后则呼气。 exhale /eksˈheɪl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to send air or smoke out of your lungs through your nose or mouth - used especially in medical or technical contexts 呼；呼出［空气、烟等，尤用于医学或技术方面］ hold your breath for 5 seconds, then exhale slowly. 屏气5秒钟，然后慢慢呼出。 she took a long pull on her cigarette, exhaled and coughed loudly. 她抽了一大口烟，吐烟时大声咳嗽起来。 blow /bləʊ/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to breathe out strongly, especially while making a circle with your lips 吹气；吹 i put the balloon to my lips and blew as hard as i could. 我把气球放到嘴唇边使劲地吹气。 he blew smoke rings across the table. 他吐出一个个烟圈，从桌上飘过。blow on/into etc ‘this coffee's too hot to drink.’ ‘blow on it -- that'll cool it down.’ “这杯咖啡太烫了，没法喝。”“把它吹一下一会凉下来的。4. the action of breathing 呼吸动作 breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ [uncountable noun] the process of breathing air in and out 呼吸 the disease in his lungs made breathing very painful. 肺部的病使他呼吸时很疼痛。 breathing became more difficult as we got higher up the mountain. 我们往山上走得越高，呼吸就越困难。deep breathing breathing a lot of air into your lungs 深呼吸 deep breathing is good for relaxing your mind and your body. 深呼吸对你放松身心有好处。heavy breathing loud breathing 沉重的呼吸 when i picked up the phone all i heard was heavy breathing. 我拿起电话，只听见沉重的呼吸声。 breath /breθ/ [uncountable noun] the air that you breathe in or out 呼吸；气息 it was so cold they could see their breath. 天冷得很，他们都能看到自己呼出的热气。 i could feel the horse's breath on the back of my neck. 我能感觉马在我脖子后的呼吸。hold your breath stop yourself from breathing for a short time 屏住呼吸 how long can you hold your breath underwater? 你能在水中屏气多长时间？bad breath breath that smells unpleasant 口臭 his teeth were rotten and he had bad breath. 他的牙齿蛀了，嘴里有口臭。5. to breathe noisily 大声地呼吸 sniff /snɪf/ [intransitive verb] to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have a cold or because you are crying ［出声地］以鼻吸气；抽鼻子［如因患了感冒或正哭泣］ stop sniffing! use your handkerchief. 别再哧哧地抽鼻子了！用手帕揩吧。 ‘i'm sorry i got so upset,’ she sniffed. “对不起，我太难过了。”她抽泣着说道。 the dog raised its nose in the air, sniffed, and then started to follow the scent. 狗抬起鼻子嗅了嗅，然后开始追踪这种气味。 sniff [countable noun] his mother gave a sniff and asked if he had been smoking in his bedroom. 他母亲闻了闻，然后问他是否在卧室里吸过烟。 sigh /saɪ/ [intransitive verb] to breathe in and out noisily, because you are disappointed, tired, or sad, or because you can begin to relax after worrying about something ［因失望、疲倦、伤心或忧虑过后终能放松而］叹气；叹息 frank sighed deeply and stared out of the window. 弗兰克深深叹了口气，凝望着窗外。 ‘that's life, i suppose,’ she sighed. “我想那就是人生了，”她叹息道。 sighing wearily, she began her routine of getting ready for bed. 她疲惫地叹着气，又像往常一样铺床去了。 sigh [countable noun] with a sigh ‘oh no!’ he said with a sigh, ‘not again!’ “噢，算了吧！”他叹了口气说，“不要再来了！”breathe/give a sigh of relief because you are no longer worried about something 松了一口气 irene closed the door behind her and breathed a big sigh of relief. 艾琳把门关上后大大地舒了一口气。 gasp /gɑːspǁgæsp/ [intransitive verb] to suddenly breathe in noisily, because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain ［因吃惊或疼痛而］喘息；喘气；倒抽气 i gasped when i heard how much the ring had cost. 我听到那枚戒指的价钱时，倒抽了一口气。 the crowd gasped as the plane burst into flames. 飞机突然起火燃烧时，人们倒吸一口气。gasp with amazement/shock/pain etc one of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain. 一个男孩打在他脸上，他痛得吸了一口气。 gasp [countable noun] the sound you make when you gasp 喘气声 gasp of astonishment/pain/disbelief etc there were gasps of astonishment from the audience. 观众惊讶得倒抽了一口气。 snore /snɔːʳ/ [intransitive verb] to breathe noisily while you are asleep 打鼾，打呼噜 my husband snores so loudly that i find it difficult to get to sleep. 我丈夫的鼾声太响，我很难入睡。 if you snore, it's better not to sleep on your back. 你如果打鼾就不要仰着睡。 snoring [uncountable noun] isn't there something you can do about your snoring? 就没有什么办法让你睡觉时不打鼾吗？ snort /snɔːʳt/ [intransitive verb] to breathe out very noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are amused or annoyed 喷鼻息；发哼声［尤表示被逗乐或恼火］ my sister snorts when she laughs. 我妹妹笑时会发出哼哼声。 the horse lowered its head, and snorted at them. 马低下头，朝着他们喷鼻息。 snort [countable noun] from the other side of the library came a loud unmistakable snort -- it was the professor. 图书馆那头有个人大声地哼了一声，不会弄错的—那是教授。6. to breathe with difficulty 困难地呼吸 short of breath /ˌʃɔːʳt əv ˈbreθ/ [adjective phrase] unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy ［尤因身体不好而］气喘；呼吸困难 when i wake up in the morning i'm often very short of breath. 我早晨醒来时常觉得气喘得厉害。 she got short of breath very easily because she was so overweight. 她太胖了，所以动不动就喘不过气来。 the fog irritated his lungs and made him short of breath. 大雾令他的肺部不适，使他呼吸困难。 breathless/out of breath /ˈbreθləs, aʊt əv ˈbreθ/ [adjective] having difficulty breathing, especially because you have just been running, climbing stairs etc ［因跑步、爬楼梯等］气喘吁吁的，上气不接下气的 she sounded a little breathless, as if she had been running. 她气喘吁吁，仿佛是一路跑过来的。 we were all a little out of breath when we got on the train. 我们上火车后都有些喘气。 can we have a rest? -- i'm a bit out of breath. 我们歇一歇好吗？—我有点喘不过气来了。 breathlessness [uncountable noun] the poor lady, judging by her breathlessness and flushed cheeks, was exhausted. 那位可怜的女士气喘吁吁、满脸通红，看样子已经累坏了。 gasp /gɑːspǁgæsp/ [intransitive verb] to breathe very quickly and deeply because you are having difficulty breathing normally, for example after running fast or because you have been injured 急促地喘气；喘着粗气 the hill was very steep and they were all gasping by the time they got to the top. 那座小山非常陡峭，他们到达山顶时，都已经上气不接下气了。 ‘do you think you can walk?’ i asked. ‘i'll try,’ he gasped. “你觉得自己能走吗？”我问道。“试试看，”他喘着气说。gasp for breath because you can hardly breathe 急促地喘气 his mother was coughing and gasping for breath. 他母亲咳得很厉害，不停地喘气。 puff /pʌf/ [intransitive verb] to breathe loudly and with difficulty, because you are doing something which needs a lot of physical effort ［体力劳动后］喘粗气 you could see her puffing as she carried the heavy washing basket. 她提着洗衣篮时看得出她气喘吁吁。 ‘sorry i'm so late maxie,’ he said, puffing breathlessly. “马克西，很抱歉我迟到了。”他上气不接下气地说道。 pant /pænt/ [intransitive verb] to breathe quickly and noisily with your mouth open, for example, because you have just been running ［因奔跑等而］气喘，喘息 matt was still panting after his run. 马特跑完之后仍气喘吁吁。 when i reached the top of the stairs i was puffing and panting like an old steam engine. 我爬到楼梯顶时喘得就像一台老式的蒸汽发动机。 a strange brown dog suddenly jumped all over him, panting, its tongue out. 一只奇怪的棕色狗突然向他扑来扑去，吐着舌头喘着气。 be stuffed up also be bunged up british /biː ˌstʌft ˈʌp, biː ˌbʌŋd ˈʌp/ [verb phrase] spoken to have difficulty breathing through your nose because you have a cold 【口】［鼻子因感冒］不通气 she doesn't want to go to school. she says her throat is sore and she's stuffed up. 她不愿上学去。她说喉咙痛，鼻子也塞住了。be all bunged up i couldn't sleep last night because i was all bunged up. 昨夜我无法入睡，因为鼻子全堵了。 wheeze /wiːz/ [intransitive verb] to breathe with a whistling noise in your throat and chest because you are ill or unhealthy ［因生病或身体不好而］气喘吁吁 when she coughed she made a terrible wheezing sound. 她咳嗽时发出了可怕的气喘声。 his asthma was acting up and he wheezed throughout the show. 他哮喘病发作起来，整个表演他都气喘不止。7. to breathe normally again after running, playing sport etc 跑步、运动等后呼吸恢复正常 get your breath back/catch your breath /ˌget jɔːʳ ˈbreθ bæk, ˌkætʃ jɔːʳ ˈbreθ/ [verb phrase] it took me a few minutes to get my breath back after climbing the stairs. 我爬上楼梯后过了好几分钟才缓过气来。 once you've got your breath back we can do a few more lengths of the pool. 等你缓过气以后，我们可以在游泳池里多游几个来回。8. to be unable to breathe 无法呼吸 can't breathe /ˌkɑːnt ˈbriːðǁˌkænt-/ [verb phrase] it's so hot in here! i can't breathe! 这里太热了！我简直透不过气来！ the worst thing about asthma is feeling that you can't breathe. 哮喘最让人头疼的就是感到气接不上来。 choke /tʃəʊk/ [intransitive verb] to be unable to breathe because your throat is blocked or because there is not enough air 窒息；噎住；呛 do something -- he's choking! 想想办法—他噎住了！ at last i reached the shore and fell onto the sand, choking and spluttering. 我终于到了岸边，倒在沙滩上感到窒息，不断噗噗地吐气。choke on the old king died after choking on a chicken bone. 年迈的国王被一根鸡骨头噎死了。 suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ [intransitive verb] to die because you are unable to breathe because you cannot get any air 窒息而死 many of the birds had suffocated in their boxes. 许多鸟在盒子里窒息而死。 it was very hot inside the car, and i felt as though i was suffocating. 车内热得要命，我感到自己快要闷死了。 suffocation /ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] when someone dies by suffocating 窒息 glue-sniffing carries the risk of suffocation. 吸胶毒有使人窒息的危险。9. to make it impossible for someone to breathe 使某人窒息 choke /tʃəʊk/ [transitive verb] if a person or smoke, gas etc chokes someone, they make it very difficult or impossible for them to breathe 使窒息；使呼吸困难 don't hold so tight, you're choking me. 别抓得这么紧，你快把我掐死了。 i felt myself being choked by thick, yellow fumes. 我感到自己被黄色的浓烟呛得透不过气来。choke somebody to death he grabbed her around the neck and choked her to death. 他抓住她的脖子，把她掐死了。 suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ [transitive verb] to kill someone by preventing them from getting any air 把［某人］闷死，使窒息而死 they pushed a plastic bag over his head and almost suffocated him. 他们把一只塑料袋硬套在他头上，几乎把他闷死。 they found her half-suffocated from the poisonous gases given off by the burning furniture. 他们发现她被起火家具散发出的毒气呛得半死。 breathe /brið; briːð/v 1. [i,t] to take air into your lungs and let it out again 呼吸:◇is he still breathing? 他仍有呼吸吗？◇try not to breathe the fumes. 尽量不要吸入这些难闻的气味。◇breathe in/out (=take air in or let it out) 吸气/呼气: they stood on the cliff breathing in the fresh sea air. 他们站在悬崖上，吸着清新的海风。◇breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air) 深呼吸: relax and breathe deeply. 放松并深呼吸。 2. breathe down sb's neck informal to watch someone so carefully that it makes them feel nervous or annoyed 【非正式】 紧盯某人; 密切监视某人:◇i can't work with you breathing down my neck. 你紧盯着我，使我无法工作。 3. not breathe a word to not say anything at all about something that is secret 不将［某事］告诉［某人］，不透露风声:◇promise not to breathe a word to anyone. 要保证不将这件事告诉任何人。 ☞ breathe |
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