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TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628

breath

breath /ˈbrɛθ/ noun
plural breaths
breath
/ˈbrɛθ/
noun
plural breaths
Learner's definition of BREATH
[noncount] : the air that you take into your lungs and send out from your lungs when you breathe : air that is inhaled and exhaled in breathing气息;呼吸的空气
sometimes used before another noun有时用于另一名词前
see also breath test
[noncount] : the ability to breathe freely呼吸
◊ To catch your breath or (Brit) get your breath back is to rest until you are able to breathe normally.歇息;喘口气
◊ If you are out of breath, you are breathing very hard because you have been running or doing hard physical work.喘不过气来
◊ Someone who is short of breath or who has shortness of breath has difficulty breathing in enough air especially because of a physical or medical condition.(尤指因身体状况不佳或疾病)呼吸困难,呼吸短促。
[count] : an amount of air that you take into your lungs一次吸气;(吸入的)一口气
◊ If you say two different things in the same breath, or if you say one thing and then something else in the next breath, it means that you say these things very close together.同时提及;紧接着说
◊ If someone says that you are wasting your breath or tells you to save your breath or to not waste your breath, it means that the things you say will not make someone behave or think differently and that you should not bother to try.白费口舌;别浪费口舌
[count] : a slight breeze微风usually singular通常用单数
[singular] : a very small amount of something少量

a breath of fresh air

: clean or cool outside air after you have been in a building for a period of time新鲜空气
: someone or something that is different in a way that is interesting, exciting, enjoyable, etc.使人耳目一新的人(或物)

hold your breath

: to keep the air that you have breathed in your lungs for a short time instead of breathing out屏息
informalused to say that you do not believe that something will happen soon or at all不相信某事会发生;不抱希望

take your breath away

◊ Something that takes your breath away is extremely exciting, beautiful, or surprising.令人惊叹;使人大吃一惊

under your breath

◊ If you say something under your breath, you say it quietly so that it is difficult to hear.(说话时)压低嗓门地,悄声地

with bated breath

see bated
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628

breath

noun

1
a
: air filled with a fragrance or odor
b
: a slight indication : suggestion
the faintest breath of scandal
2
a
: the faculty of breathing
recovering his breath after the race
b
: an act of breathing
fought to the last breath
c
: opportunity or time to breathe : respite
3
: a slight breeze
4
a
: air inhaled and exhaled in breathing
bad breath
b
: something (such as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing
5
: a spoken sound : utterance
6
Phrases
breath of fresh air
: a welcome or refreshing change
in one breath or in the same breath
: almost simultaneously
out of breath
: breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)
under one's breath
: so as to be barely audible
mumbled something under his breath

Example Sentences

When Oscar Wilde allegedly gestured at the garish wallpaper in his cheap Parisian hotel room and announced with his dying breath, "Either it goes or I go," he was exhibiting something beyond an irrepressibly brilliant wit. Tom Robbins, Harper's, September 2004 I ski as far as I can and stop (in these relatively low-altitude coastal mountains, you don't stop for breath the way you sometimes do in Colorado; here you stop when your legs demand a break) … Lito Tejada-Flores, Skiing, February 1999 gum that freshens your breath It's so cold outside that I can see my breath. My mad dash for the bus left me gasping for breath. I took a long breath before speaking again. See More
Recent Examples on the Web It was first produced in London in 2020 and comes to Broadway with its original director, Patrick Marber, and a cast of (take a deep breath) more than two dozen actors — unheard of for a nonmusical play these days. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 My friend pauses, takes a deep breath and responds. The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Rabbi Barry Silver tells his congregation that traditional Jewish law says life begins at birth: when the baby draws its first breath. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 The last time Rojas saw Claudia was two months before Johan was expected to breathe his first breath. Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2022 But even as Juul may be drawing its last breath, competitors are moving in to claim the vape crown. Wired, 17 July 2022 But as this series took its last breath, Emmy voters ultimately decided to let this series about life and death rest in peace, giving it only one nomination for outstanding original music and lyrics. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 12 July 2022 His wife, four daughters, more than 16 of his grandchildren and other family members, gathered at his house after Uvaldo took his last breath. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022 Last year, across town at an apartment complex on Harn Boulevard, Mike Allis, 59, watched his friend and roommate Francis Forte take his last breath. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast — more at barm

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

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The first known use of breath was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628
breath

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BREATH | BREATH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, deep, heavy, long, slow大口呼吸;深呼吸;長長的呼吸;緩緩的呼吸quick, shallow, sharp, short急促的呼吸;淺的呼吸;短促的呼吸shaky, shuddering顫抖的呼吸hot, warm熱乎乎的氣息bad (= bad-smelling) 口臭Smoking gives you bad breath.吸煙使人有口臭。VERB + BREATHdraw, draw in, inhale, suck in, take吸氣He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.他足足講了 20 分鐘,幾乎都沒有停下來喘一口氣。Take a deep breath and try to relax.深呼吸,盡量放鬆。exhale, let out, release呼出氣He let out a long breath.他長長地舒了一口氣。feel感覺到呼吸She could feel his warm breath against her cheek.她能感覺到他溫熱的氣息直撲面頰。hold屏住呼吸How long can you hold your breath for?你能屏氣多長時間?get back, regain恢復正常呼吸I needed a few minutes to get my breath back after the run.跑步後我需要過幾分鐘才能恢復正常呼吸。catch(因緊張、激動等)屏息She paused to catch her breath.她停頓下來,屏住了呼吸。gasp for大口喘氣He came up out of the water gasping for breath.他從水裏鑽出來,大口喘着氣。pause for停下來呼吸She poured out her story, hardly pausing for breath.她滔滔不絕地講着自己的經歷,幾乎都沒有停下來喘口氣。save (figurative) 不必白費唇舌It's useless talking to him-you may as well save your breath.跟他說也沒用,你還是不要白費唇舌了。waste (figurative) 白費口舌Don't waste your breath. He never listens to advice.不要白費口舌了,他從來不聽任何勸告。BREATH + VERBcome in gasps, pants, puffs, etc.喘息起來His breath came in short gasps.他氣喘吁吁起來。PREPOSITIONon sb's breath在某人的呼吸中I could smell gin on her breath.我能聞到她呼吸中的杜松子酒氣。out of breath氣喘籲籲I'm a little out of breath after my run.跑完步後我有點兒上氣不接下氣。under your breath低聲地He was whispering rude remarks about her under his breath.他正小聲嘀咕着罵她。breath of一絲⋯It was a still day, without a breath of wind.那天很平靜,沒有一絲風。PHRASESa breath of fresh air (often figurative) 呼吸新鮮空氣;令人心情舒暢的人I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.我要出去呼吸點兒新鮮空氣。The new secretary is a breath of fresh air.新來的秘書就像一股新鮮空氣。an intake of breath吸氣When the news was announced, there was a sharp intake of breath.消息宣佈時,大家都猛地倒吸了一口氣。in the same breath同時How can we trust a government that mentions community care and cutbacks in the same breath?我們怎能相信這樣的政府:一方面提倡社區關懷,同時又說要削減這方面的開支?short of breath喘不過氣來I felt a little short of breath and had to sit down.我有點兒喘不過氣來,只好坐下了。take sb's breath away (figurative) 使某人吃驚得透不過氣來The sheer audacity of the man took my breath away.這個人的膽大妄為讓我大吃一驚。with bated breath屏着氣We waited for the decision with bated breath.我們屏住呼吸等待着這個決定。

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