breathe

英 [briːð] 美[brið]

近义词gulp a respire draw hyperventilate breath wheeze suck inspire pant heave exhaust expel expire gasp inhale snore exhale sniff blow huff

反义词

vi. 呼吸；低语；松口气；（风）轻拂
vt. 呼吸；使喘息；流露；低声说

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词态变化

第三人称单数: breathes;过去式: breathed;过去分词: breathed;现在分词: breathing;

英英释意

1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs;: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"

2. be alive;: "Every creature that breathes"

3. impart as if by breathing;: "He breathed new life into the old house"

4. allow the passage of air through;: "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

5. utter or tell;: "not breathe a word"

6. manifest or evince;: "She breathes the Christian spirit"

7. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

8. reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked;: "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"

9. expel (gases or odors)

英文词源

breathe (v.): c. 1300, not in Old English, but it retains the original Old English vowel of its source word, breath. Related: Breathed; breathing.

考试真题

Some restaurants are modifying the recipes (菜谱) of British dishes to breathe new life into the classics, while others are using better quality ingredients but remaining true to British traditions and tastes.

The supervisor of the laboratory is beginning to get headaches and dizzy spells because she says it's dangerous to breathe some of the chemical smoke there.

"One of the risk factors for premature deaths is the air we breathe, over which individuals have little control," he said.

The air you breathe in a plane dries out your mouth and nose, which can affect your sense of taste.

You breathe less when you sleep, so you get less oxygen.

The persistent haze over many of our cities is a reminder of the polluted air that we breathe, over 80% of the world's urban population is breathing air that fails to meet World Health Organisation guidelines.

If the air you're breathing is clean—which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities—then the air is filled with life-giving, energizing oxygen.

If you exercise out of doors,your body will learn to breathe more deeply,allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles and your brain.

It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.

Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of relief when the season comes to a close.

The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were filled with sand, sand, sand!

词组搭配

breathe (freely) again

relax after being frightened or tense about something

（害怕，紧张之后）放松，放下心来

she wouldn't breathe freely again until she was airborne.
直到飞机起飞以后她才松了口气。

breathe down someone's neck

follow closely behind someone

紧跟在某人后面

breathe one's last

die

死

breathe (new) life into

fill with enthusiasm and energy; reinvigorate

注入活力，振兴

the Prime Minister would breathe new life into his party.
总理会为他的政党注入新的活力。

not breathe a word

remain silent about something secret

保守秘密，守口如瓶

breathe down (someone's) neck

To threaten by proximity, especially by pursuing closely.

威胁：威胁，尤指逼近、紧追不放地威胁

To watch or monitor closely, often annoyingly

严密监视：严密地监视，常指令人恼恨地

The boss was breathing down my neck all morning.
老板整个上午都死死地盯着我

breathe easily 或 breathe easy 或 breathe freely

To be relaxed or relieved, especially after a period of tension.

松一口气，放下心来：尤指一段时间的紧张后放松或解脱

breathe (one's) last

To die.

死亡

实用场景例句

Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe.: 棉织品能使皮肤透气。

Her performance breathed wit and charm.: 她的表演灵巧迷人。

His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years.: 他的病是多年吸入油漆气体引起的。

Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.: 人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。

‘I'm over here, ’ she breathed.: “我在这儿呢。”她轻声说。

He came up close, breathing alcohol fumes all over me.: 他走过来靠近我，喷得我满身酒气。

He breathed deeply before speaking again.: 他深深吸一口气，然后继续说下去。

The air was so cold we could hardly breathe.: 空气非常寒冷，我们难以呼吸。

She was beginning to breathe more easily.: 她呼吸开始较为顺畅了。

Most people don't realize that they are breathing polluted air.: 大多数人没有意识到自己正呼吸着污染了的空气。

'You don't understand,' he breathed.: “你不明白。”他低声说道。

He never breathed a word about our conversation.: 关于我们的谈话他只字未提。

It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper with their letters.: 是读者通过来信给报纸带来了生气。

Red wines should be allowed to 'breathe' if possible before drinking.: 如果可能的话，在饮用红酒前应该先开瓶透透气。

Always breathe through your nose...: 要一直用鼻子呼吸。

He stood there breathing deeply and evenly...: 他站在那儿均匀地深呼吸。

He was pinned against the fence by a boy twice his size; he could hardly breathe.: 他被一个身材两倍于他的男孩按在篱笆上, 喘不过气来.

The pregnant woman needed to breathe deeply when her heart was beating with such fierceness.: 当这位孕妇的心如此猛烈地跳动时,她需要做深呼吸.

The doctor asked me to breathe in, then to breathe out fully.: 医生让我先吸气, 然后全部呼出.

Just breathe in the ozone on the sea.: 吸吸海上的新鲜空气吧.

The doctors decided that a rubber pipe would have to be let in to enable him to breathe.: 医生们决定得插一个橡皮管进去,好使他能呼吸.

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.: 他做那种恳求是白费口舌的.