breaths

英 [brɛθs]

美 [brɛθs]

n.  呼吸的空气; 一次吸入的空气; 微量; 迹象
breath的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 呼出的气体；气息
  Yourbreathis the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone hasbad breath, their breath smells unpleasant.
  1. I could smell the whisky on his breath...
     我能闻到他呼出的威士忌的味道。
  2. Smoking causes bad breath.
     吸烟会导致口臭。
• N-VAR 吸气
  When you take abreath, you breathe in once.
  1. 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。
  2. Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door...
     她倚靠在门上，大口喘着气。
  3. 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。
• N-SING （风或气流的）一丝，丝毫
  If you say that there is not abreath ofwind or air, you are emphasizing that there is no wind and the air is very still.
  1. Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.
     一丝风也没有，松树枝条纹丝不动。
• N-SING 微量；少许
  Abreath ofsomething, is a small amount of it.
  1. 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。
• （到室外）呼吸新鲜空气，透口气
  If you go outsidefor a breath of fresh airorfor a breath of air, you go outside because it is unpleasantly warm indoors.
• PHRASE 令人耳目一新的事物；新鲜刺激的东西
  If you describe something new or different asa breath of fresh air, you mean that it makes a situation or subject more interesting or exciting.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 喘过气来；恢复正常呼吸
  When yougetyourbreath backafter doing something energetic, you start breathing normally again.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 喘口气；歇口气
  When youcatchyourbreathwhile you are doing something energetic, you stop for a short time so that you can start breathing normally again.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE （通常因为震惊）倒吸一口冷气
  If something makes youcatchyourbreath, it makes you take a short breath of air, usually because it shocks you.
  1. 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。
• 喘口气；歇口气
  If you do not have time todraw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
• PHRASE 屏息；止住呼吸
  If youholdyourbreath, you make yourself stop breathing for a few moments, for example because you are under water.
  1. I held my breath and sank under the water.
     我屏住呼吸沉入水底。
• PHRASE 屏息静气（焦急或激动地等待）
  If you say that someoneis holdingtheirbreath, you mean that they are waiting anxiously or excitedly for something to happen.
  1. The whole world holds its breath for this speech.
     整个世界都屏住呼吸等待这一讲话。
• PHRASE 不指望（某事发生）
  If you say that youwon't holdyourbreath, you mean that you do not expect something to happen even though someone has suggested that it might.
  1. '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。
• PHRASE 最后一口气
  When someone takes theirlast breath, they die.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 喘不过气；上气不接下气
  If you areout of breath, you are breathing very quickly and with difficulty because you have been doing something energetic.
  1. There she was, slightly out of breath from running.
     她在那儿，跑得有点儿喘不过气来。
• PHRASE 但同时/但紧接着（尤用于谴责某人的言论自相矛盾）
  You can usein the same breathorin the next breathto indicate that someone says two very different or contradictory things, especially when you are criticizing them.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 呼吸短促；呼吸困难
  If you areshort of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers fromshortness of breath.
  1. She felt short of breath and flushed...
     她感到呼吸困难，脸颊绯红。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE （美或惊讶得）令（人）喘不过气来；使（人）惊叹
  If you say that somethingtakesyourbreath away, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or surprising.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 压低嗓音；低声地
  If you say somethingunderyourbreath, you say it in a very quiet voice, often because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying.
  1. Walsh muttered something under his breath.
     沃尔什小声嘟囔了一句。
• PHRASE 白费唇舌
  If someone says you arewastingyourbreath, they mean that the person you are talking to will not take any notice and so there is no point saying anything to them.
  1. 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。
• with bated breath→ see:bated

Do not confusebreathandbreathe.
不要混淆breath和breathe。

双语例句

• I paused in the hall to take three deep breaths to restore my equilibrium
  我在大厅里停了一下，深吸了三口气以恢复平静。
• Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away.
  生命所追求的不是你活了多久，而是那令你屏息的时刻。
• Right before the test starts, take several deep, slow breaths to help you relax.
  在考试马上要开始时，进行几次缓慢的深呼吸来让自己放松。
• And make them the last breaths that you take.
  你会没了呼吸。
• The next time you become aware of your fearful or negative thoughts, take some deliberate breaths!
  下一次你意识到你充满恐惧或者有消极的想法，认真来做几次深呼吸。
• You just need to take a couple of real deep breaths and you'll get over it.
  你只需要做几个深呼吸，就可以克服的。
• There were no more breaths.
  就再没呼吸了。
• Within a few breaths, the CO2 levels are restored and the breathing restores to a slower pace.
  几次呼吸内，二氧化碳水平被恢复，呼吸恢复到了一个较慢的节奏。
• Once positioned, take a few deep breaths and relax your muscles, stressed or not.
  一旦定位，需要几个深呼吸和放松肌肉，强调或不。
• When the cold is cured, our noses and breaths are smooth.
  当感冒痊愈，鼻子不塞，呼吸就顺畅了。