英汉词典

breath 基本解释

• 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

breath 词态变化

breath 中文词源

来自PIE *gwhre, 呼吸。

breath 英文词源

breath

breath: [OE] Breath comes ultimately from the Indo-European base *bhrē- ‘burn, heat’ (source also of braise, breed, brood, and probably brawn), and in its original Indo-European form *bhrētos appears to have meant something like the ‘steam, vapour, etc given off by something burning or cooking’. When it reached Old English, via Germanic *brǣthaz, it still meant ‘smell’ or ‘exhalation’, and it was not in fact until as late as the 14th century that this notion of ‘exhalation’ came to be applied to human or animal respiration (the main Old English word for ‘breath’ had been ǣthm, which German still has in the form atem).

The verb breathe is 13thcentury.
=> braise, brawn, breed, brood

breath (n.)

Old English bræð "odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor" (Old English word for "air exhaled from the lungs" was æðm), from Proto-Germanic *bræthaz "smell, exhalation" (cognates: Old High German bradam, German Brodem "breath, steam"), from PIE root *gwhre- "to breathe, smell."

breath 词组搭配

breath 英文释义

1. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing;

"he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"

"he was fighting to his last breath"

2. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration;

"his sour breath offended her"

3. a short respite

4. an indirect suggestion;

"not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

5. a slight movement of the air;

"there wasn't a breath of air in the room"

breath 双语例句

1. I held my breath and sank under the water.

我屏住呼吸沉入水底。

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2. There she was, slightly out of breath from running.

她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。

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3. He was aware of the stink of stale beer on his breath.

他知道自己嘴里有股变味啤酒的馊味。

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4. The whole world holds its breath for this speech.

整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。

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5. 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。

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breath 实用场景例句

We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime.

我们午餐时出去透透气。

牛津词典

Hold your breath and count to ten.

屏住呼吸，数到十。

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His breath smelt of garlic.

他呼出的气中有大蒜味。

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bad breath (= that smells bad)

口臭

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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。

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She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing) .

她呼吸很困难。

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to take a deep breath

深深吸一口气

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He recited the whole poem in one breath.

他一口气背出了整篇诗。

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a breath of suspicion/scandal

一丝怀疑；丑闻的嫌疑

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Walsh muttered something under his breath.

沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。

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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。

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She felt short of breath and flushed...

她感到呼吸困难，脸颊绯红。

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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。

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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。

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'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。

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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。

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There she was, slightly out of breath from running.

她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。

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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。

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The whole world holds its breath for this speech.

整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。

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I held my breath and sank under the water.

我屏住呼吸沉入水底。

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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。

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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。

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Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.

一丝风也没有，松树枝条纹丝不动。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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I could smell the whisky on his breath...

我能闻到他呼出的威士忌的味道。

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Smoking causes bad breath.

吸烟会导致口臭。

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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。

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Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door...

她倚靠在门上，大口喘着气。

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