breath

n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量

noun

1. 呼吸的空气
   the air that you take into your lungs and send out again
   1. His breath smelt of garlic.
      他呼出的气中有大蒜味。
   2. bad breath (= that smells bad)
      口臭
   3. We had to stop for breath before we got to the top.
      我们不得不喘口气，然后再登山顶。
   4. She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing) .
      她呼吸很困难。
2. 一次吸入的空气
   an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time
   1. to take a deep breath
      深深吸一口气
   2. He recited the whole poem in one breath.
      他一口气背出了整篇诗。
3. 微量；迹象
   a small amount of sth; slight evidence of sth
   1. a breath of suspicion/scandal
      一丝怀疑；丑闻的嫌疑
4. （空气的）微微流动，拂动
   a slight movement of air

n. 呼吸，气息；一口气，（呼吸的）一次；瞬间，瞬息；微风；迹象；无声音，气音

名词复数形式:breaths

breath 呼吸

来自PIE *gwhre, 呼吸。

1. Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear
   她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
2. I could smell the whisky on his breath
   我能闻到他呼出的威士忌的味道。
3. Smoking causes bad breath.
   吸烟会导致口臭。
4. He took a deep breath, and began to climb the stairs
   他深吸了一口气，然后开始爬楼梯。
5. Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door
   她倚靠在门上，大口喘着气。
6. He spoke for one and a half hours and barely paused for breath.
   他几乎一口气没停地说了一个半小时。
7. Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.
   一丝风也没有，松树枝条纹丝不动。
8. It was left to Martina to add a breath of common sense to the proceedings.
   这件事交由马丁娜处理，她会使整个过程显得更符合情理一些。
9. Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.
   她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松，令人耳目一新。
10. I reached out a hand to steady myself against the house while I got my breath back.
    我伸出一只手抵住墙壁撑着身子，让自己喘口气。
11. He had stopped to catch his breath and make sure of his directions.
    他曾停下来歇口气，同时确定一下方向。
12. Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.
    尼科差点儿把瓶子摔了，这让肯尼倒吸了一口气。
13. I held my breath and sank under the water.
    我屏住呼吸沉入水底。
14. The whole world holds its breath for this speech.
    整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。
15. 'Next thing you know, I'll be dancing at your wedding,' he cried. 'Don't hold your breath,' my father replied.
    “你瞧，下一件事是，我会在你的婚礼上跳舞，”他大声说。“你休想，”我父亲答道。
16. His wife sat with him until he drew his last breath.
    他的妻子坐在他跟前，直到他咽下最后一口气。
17. There she was, slightly out of breath from running.
    她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。
18. He hailed this week's arms agreement but in the same breath expressed suspicion about the motivations of the United States.
    他为本周达成的武器协议而欢呼，但同时又对美国的动机表示怀疑。
19. She felt short of breath and flushed
    她感到呼吸困难，脸颊绯红。
20. Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped.
    任何导致呼吸出现困难的锻炼都应停止。
21. I heard this song on the radio and it just took my breath away.
    我是从收音机里听到这首歌的，它令我惊叹不已。
22. Walsh muttered something under his breath.
    沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。
23. The tone of her voice told him he was wasting his breath.
    她的语气使他明白他是在白费口舌。
24. I took a deep breath and went in.
    我深吸一口气，然后走了进去。
25. He paused, drawing a deep breath.
    他停了下来，深深地吸了口气。
26. His chest heaved, and he took a deep breath.
    他的胸脯上下起伏，然后他深深地吸了口气。
27. He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply
    他缓缓地深吸了一口气。
28. Both animals and people were gasping for breath in the rarefied air.
    动物和人在稀薄的空气中都大口喘着气。
29. I took a deep breath of the fresh sea air.
    我深吸了一口海边的新鲜空气。
30. I gulped a breath of sweet air.
    我吸了一大口清新的空气。