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TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628

breath

Word family 
breath /breθ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
1  AAIR YOU BREATHE
a) [uncountableU]BREATHE the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe 呼出的氣
Leo could smell the wine on her breath.
利奧聞到她呼吸中有葡萄酒的味道。
Let your breath out slowly.
慢慢地呼氣。
b) [uncountableU]BREATHE air that you take into your lungs 吸入的氣
When he reached the top of the stairs, his heart was pounding and he was gasping for breath.
他爬到樓梯頂端時，心怦怦直跳，大口地喘着氣。
c) [countableC] an amount of air that you take into your lungs 吸氣量，一口氣
Shaun took a deep breath and dived in.
肖恩深深地吸了口氣，然後一頭紮入水中。
Do not confuse the noun breath /breθ/ with the verb breathe /briːð/: She took a deep breath and continued. | I can’t breathe in here!
不要混淆名詞 breath /breθ/ 和動詞 breathe /briːð/: She took a deep breath and continued. 她吸了一口氣，然後繼續。 | I can’t breathe in here! 我在這裏都沒法呼吸！
2  a breath of fresh air 
a) NEWsomething that is new and different in a way you think is exciting and good 一股新的氣息，新的活力
Osborne’s play brought a breath of fresh air to the British theatre.
奧斯本的戲劇給英國戲劇帶來一股新的氣息。
b) COLDclean air outside, that you feel you need after being inside for a long time 新鮮空氣
I’m going outside for a breath of fresh air.
我要出去透透氣。
Examples from the Corpus
a breath of fresh air• I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.• You really want to turn around and get a breath of fresh air.• Moving to this big apartment was like a breath of fresh air.• As I say, we must introduce a breath of fresh air into the inspection system.• Comes to corner of the street for a breath of fresh air.• His condition is fine and he went out for a breath of fresh air.• Lawrence has proved a master of communication and a breath of fresh air to North-East sportswriters.• Steve Forbes is a breath of fresh air to the process.• Undoubtedly to the disappointment of the leakers, Inman came through the whole affair like a breath of fresh air.• We need a breath of fresh air in school inspections.
3  don’t hold your breath informal used to say that something is not going to happen soon 不會很快，有你等的
The system’s due for an update, but don’t hold your breath.
系統應該要更新了，不過有你等的。
Examples from the Corpus
don’t hold your breath• If you're waiting for the Cubs to win the series, don't hold your breath.
4  catch your breath  (also get your breath back) to start breathing normally again after running or making a lot of effort 喘口氣，恢複正常呼吸
Slow down, I need to catch my breath.
慢一點，我要喘口氣。
Examples from the Corpus
catch your breath• Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions.• Tokyo stocks fell Monday as investors caught their breath following a strong advance over the two previous sessions.• She could hear Moxie catching her breath.• Busacher slumped into the passenger seat and sat catching his breath.• She caught her breath in fear, holding it until the answer came.• Clark had to sit down to catch his breath.• And then history paused, just to catch its breath.• I said, falling on to a chair, trying to catch my breath.• The slow movement of this performance is particularly fine, with pianissimos that have you catching your breath.
5  don’t waste your breath  (also save your breath) spoken used to say that someone will not be able to persuade someone else, so there is no point in trying 别浪費口舌
Save your breath. She’s already made up her mind.
别浪費口舌了，她已經打定主意了。
Will he listen to me or will I just be wasting my breath?
他會聽我的嗎？或者我只是在白費口舌？
Examples from the Corpus
don’t waste your breath• Save your breath. He won't listen.
6  take somebody’s breath away BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGto be extremely beautiful or exciting 令某人驚歎，令某人叫絕
The view from the top will take your breath away.
從山頂眺望，景色美得令人窒息。
Examples from the Corpus
take somebody’s breath away• The volatility of the top performers can take your breath away.• Middle Earth took your breath away.• She had taken his breath away when she appeared at the door.• Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.• The smoke took your breath away.• And if they don't take your breath away the scenery certainly will.• There are sunsets in huge skies to take your breath away.• Just a white-hot bonding with the words and feelings in the song, a raw purity that will take your breath away.
7  under your breath QUIETin a quiet voice so that no one can hear you 低聲地，壓低嗓門地
‘Son of a bitch, ’ he muttered under his breath.
“畜生。”他壓低聲音說。
Examples from the Corpus
under your breath• And, as he played, he seemed to talk to himself under his breath.• Sitting back, humming under his breath, he scanned the waters for anything that might present itself.• "Son of a bitch, " Bill muttered under his breath.• Greatly relieved, he muttered under his breath and crossed himself several times.• Major Roland Tuck swore peaceably under his breath.• Quietly, under my breath, I began humming Handel.• Peter muttered something resentful under his breath, but did as she asked.• He swore under his breath and then quickly thrust the sack back into the water.• He hissed those words under his breath, your friend, his fingers digging mindlessly into the clear plastic packets of prophylactics.
8  in the same breath 
a) TIME/AT THE SAME TIME (also in the next breath) used to say that someone has said two things at once that are so different from each other they cannot both be true 但緊接着，但同時〔指說自相矛盾的話〕
He criticized the film, then predicted in the same breath that it would be a great success.
他批評這部影片不好，但緊接着又說它會很賣座。
b) LIKE/SIMILARif you mention two people or things in the same breath, you show that you think they are alike or are related 和...一起〔提及，表示認爲二者相似或相關聯〕
I became nervous when the doctor mentioned my mother’s name and ‘cancer’ in the same breath.
當醫生把我母親的名字和“癌症”聯系在一起時，我就變得緊張了。
in the same breath as/with
a young poet mentioned in the same breath as T.S. Eliot
和T.S.艾略特齊名的一位年輕詩人
Examples from the Corpus
breath as/with• Mostly when they are mentioned they are mentioned in the same breath as legacies.• Unpredictable recordings like this one keep him from being mentioned in the same breath as the Rippingtons.• No, perhaps you'd better not mention loo paper in the same breath as Easter eggs.
9  with your last/dying breath DIEat the moment when you are dying 用最後一口氣，臨終時
With his last breath, he cursed his captors.
他用最後的一口氣詛咒綁架他的人。
Examples from the Corpus
with your last/dying breath• With his last breath, he told me he would always love me.
10  [singular] written a very small amount or a sign of something 微量；細微迹象
breath of
They did everything they could to avoid the slightest breath of scandal.
他們想盡一切辦法避免有一絲一毫的醜聞傳出。
11  a breath of air/wind literaryAIR a slight movement of air 一絲微風
Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.
幾乎沒有一絲微風攪擾白日的甯靜。
Examples from the Corpus
a breath of air/wind• Scarcely a breath of air disturbed the stillness of the day.• Not a breath of air disturbs the tranquil spectacle.• Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air.• There was complete silence and not even a breath of wind disturbed the peace.• The moon was hidden under a veil of clouds, and there was not a breath of wind.• There was not a breath of wind blowing, and not a leaf or blade of grass stirred.• There was scarcely a breath of wind.• It had been a very cold but bright morning, without a breath of wind.
→ with bated breath at bated
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
take a breath (=breathe in) 吸一口氣
Alex took a deep breath, then jumped into the pool.
阿歷克斯深深吸了一口氣，然後跳入池中。
let your breath out (=breathe out) 吐氣，呼氣
Let your breath out slowly and relax.
慢慢吐氣，放鬆。
hold your breath (=not breathe out for a few seconds or minutes) 屏住呼吸，憋氣
How long can you hold your breath underwater?
你在水裏能憋氣多長時間？
be out of breath (=have difficulty breathing after running, hurrying etc) 喘不過氣來
Andrew hurried in, slightly out of breath.
安德魯匆匆進來，有點上氣不接下氣。
be short of breath (=be unable to breathe easily because you are ill, old etc) 〔因疾病、年邁等〕呼吸困難
nNear the top of the mountain I started to feel short of breath.
gasp/fight for breath (=have difficulty breathing) 大口喘氣
nHe was lying on the floor gasping for breath.
nget your breath back (also catch your breath) (=start breathing normally again)
He leant against a tree until he had got his breath back.
pause for breath 停下來喘口氣
nShe talked solidly for five minutes, hardly pausing for breath.
draw breath written (=breathe) 【書面】吸氣
nI hid behind the door, hardly daring to draw breath.
adjectives
bad breath (=that smells unpleasant) 口臭
Smoking gives you bad breath.
吸煙會讓你有口臭。
a deep/long breath (=in which you breathe a lot of air in slowly) 深深的吸氣
She took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
她深吸一口氣，敲了敲門。
a shallow breath (=in which you breathe a small amount of air in) 淺短的吸氣
nShallow breaths are often a sign of nervousness.
phrases
shortness of breath (=when you are unable to breathe easily) 呼吸急促，氣短
Symptoms include dizziness and shortness of breath.
症狀包括眩暈和呼吸急促。
an intake of breath (=when you breathe in very quickly and suddenly, especially because you are surprised) 〔尤因吃驚〕倒抽一口氣
He gave a sharp intake of breath.
他猛地倒吸一口氣。
nHis first response was a sharp intake of breath.
Examples from the Corpus
breath• His teeth were rotten and he had bad breath.• She took a few deep breaths and told herself that she could handle him.• Two minutes and twenty seconds for Shirley, fourteen minutes for Marylin, and for Virginia, a few breaths.• To get rid of garlic breath try strong coffee, cloves, honey, yogurt, or parsley.• A slight popping, as if she had been holding her breath.• Her breath caught as a strange little frisson of excitement slid from her throat to her toes at the thought.• The boy laughed at them for running and being out of breath for nothing.• I could feel the horse's breath on the back of my neck.• Seconds later, the breath once again hissed into her chest, this time with painful intensity.• It was so cold they could see their breath.• She tensed; very softy he blew into her ear, until she quivered as his warm breath passed through her.• How long can you hold your breath underwater?• I can smell alcohol on your breath.
Origin breath
Old English bræth
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628
breath

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BREATH | BREATH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, 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 + BREATH➤draw, 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 + VERB➤come in gasps, pants, puffs, etc.喘息起來◇His breath came in short gasps.他氣喘籲籲起來。PREPOSITION➤on 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鬆子酒氣。➤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。PHRASES➤a 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。
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628
breath noun
⇨ breath (take a deep breath) ⇨ take sb's breath away ⇨ impress verbbreath

noun

breath ♦︎ gasp ♦︎ gulp ♦︎ sniffThese are all words for an amount of air which enters the lungs at one time. 這些詞均表示吸入的一口氣。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / big breath / gasp / gulp◆a deep breath / gulp / sniff◆a loud gasp / gulp / sniff◆to take a breath / gulp / sniff◆to let out a breath / gasp / sniff◆to give a gasp / gulp / sniff■ breath [countable] an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time 吸入的一口氣◆I opened the window and took a deep breath.我打開窗戶，深深地吸了一口氣。◆He recited the whole poem in one breath.他一口氣背出了整篇詩。ⓘ Breath [uncountable] is the air that you take into your lungs and send out again. * breath用作不可數名詞時指人的呼吸◆His breath smelt of garlic.他呼出的氣中有大蒜味。◆We had to stop for breath before we got to the top.我們不得不喘口氣，然後再登山頂。 ■ gasp gɑːsp; NAmE gæsp [countable] a quick deep breath, usually caused by a strong emotion （通常指由強烈情感所引起的）深吸氣，喘息，倒抽氣◆She opened the newspaper and gave a gasp of shock.她打開報紙，驚愕得倒抽了一口氣。◆His breath came in short gasps.他急促地喘着氣。   see also gasp ⇨ blow verb 2 ■ gulp [countable] an act of breathing in or swallowing sth 吸入；吞咽◆She gave an audible gulp.她出聲地吸了一口氣。◆He drank his glass of whisky in one gulp.他將整杯威士忌一飲而盡。■ sniff [countable] an act or the sound of sniffing (= breathing air in noisily through your nose) 吸氣（聲）；抽鼻子（聲）◆She held the bottle to her nose and took a good sniff.她把瓶子貼近鼻子，使勁聞了聞。◆My mother gave a sniff of disapproval.我母親不以爲然地哼了一聲。  see also sniff ⇨ blow verb 2
TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628

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