breathe
- v.呼吸;呼出;充满，散发;透气;低声说;通气飘香
过去式： breathed 现在分词： breathing 过去分词： breathed 第三人称单数： breathes
breatheverb
空气；呼吸 air/breath
呼吸
to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth
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。
呼出
to send air, smoke or a particular smell out of your mouth
He came up close, breathing alcohol fumes all over me.
他走过来靠近我，喷得我满身酒气。
低声说 say quietly
低声说
to say sth quietly
‘I'm over here,’ she breathed.
“我在这儿呢。”她轻声说。
酒 of wine
（打开瓶盖，让酒）通气飘香
if you allow wine to breathe , you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it
布料；皮肤 of cloth/skin
透气
if cloth, leather, skin, etc. can breathe , air can move around or through it
Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe.
棉织品能使皮肤透气。
感觉；品质 feeling/quality
充满，散发（某种感情或品质）
to be full of a particular feeling or quality
Her performance breathed wit and charm.
她的表演灵巧迷人。
to feel calm again after sth unpleasant or frightening has ended
to watch closely what sb is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed
to improve sth by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it
to die
to be very enthusiastic about sth
他非常热衷于足球。
He just lives and breathes football.
吸气
to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth
吸入（气体）
to take air, smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth
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。
呼气
to send air out of your lungs through your nose or mouth
呼出（气体）
to send air, smoke, etc. out of your lungs through your nose or mouth
Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。
breathe
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VERB 呼吸；吸；呼
When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.He stood there breathing deeply and evenly...
他站在那儿均匀地深呼吸。
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Her breathing became slow and heavy...
她的呼吸变得沉重缓慢。
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VERB 轻声说出
If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly.'You don't understand,' he breathed.
“你不明白。”他低声说道。
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VERB 吐露；说出
If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret.He never breathed a word about our conversation.
关于我们的谈话他只字未提。
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VERB 将（生气、信心或兴奋）注入；为…带来
If someone breathes life, confidence, or excitement into something, they improve it by adding this quality.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。
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VERB （酒）通气透香
If you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to allow the air to get in and improve its flavour before you drink it.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。
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PHRASE 咽气；断气；死去
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to be breathing down someone's neck→ see:neck
verb
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- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
- Synonym: take a breath respire suspire
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- expel (gases or odors)
- Synonym: emit pass off
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- 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
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- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- Synonym: rest catch one's breath take a breather
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- manifest or evince
- She breathes the Christian spirit
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- utter or tell
- not breathe a word
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- impart as if by breathing
- He breathed new life into the old house
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- be alive
- Every creature that breathes
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- allow the passage of air through
- Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
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The air was so cold we could hardly breathe .
空气非常寒冷，我们难以呼吸。
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They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe .
他们在他嘴里插了根导管帮助他呼吸。
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Breathing is an automatic function of the body .
呼吸是一种无意识的身体功能。
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Cases of breathing difficulties increase in lockstep with air pollution .
呼吸困难的病例随空气污染的加剧而增加。
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Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide .
人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。
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Heavy breathing was all I could hear .
我所能听到的只有沉重的呼吸声。
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The sound of his breathing told her he was asleep .
她从他呼吸的声音中听出来他睡着了。
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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。
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I could hear the sound of his ragged breathing .
我能够听到他那急促的呼吸声。
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He never breathed a word of this to me .
这事他从来没向我透露过一点风声。
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This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies .
这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。
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Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house .
消防队员需要呼吸器以便进入燃烧的大楼。
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The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing .
发现病人呼吸困难。
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He came up close , breathing alcohol fumes all over me .
他走过来靠近我，喷得我满身酒气。
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He was breathing through his open mouth .
他张着嘴呼吸。
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Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of smoking ten cigarettes a day .
呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。
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Deep breathing exercises will help you relax .
深呼吸运动有助于放松自己。
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Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep .
她的呼吸变得均匀，便睡着了。
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She was beginning to breathe more easily .
她呼吸开始较为顺畅了。
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Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe .
棉织品能使皮肤透气。
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She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed .
她观察着他呼吸时胸部的微微起伏。
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The boy 's lungs cleared and he began to breathe more easily .
男孩的肺部恢复通畅后，呼吸开始比较轻松。
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She was fast asleep , breathing evenly .
她睡熟了，呼吸很平稳。
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I nearly suffocated when the pipe on my breathing apparatus came adrift .
我的呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我差一点窒息。
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Lie flat and breathe deeply .
平躺做深呼吸。
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Her breathing was quick and uneven .
她的呼吸急促不匀。
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He breathed deeply before speaking again .
他深深吸一口气，然后继续说下去。
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His breathing was steady .
他呼吸平稳。
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Her performance breathed wit and charm .
她的表演灵巧迷人。
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She was now breathing heavily .
她喘着粗气。
指因惊讶、疼痛或震惊而倒吸气，也指因呼吸困难而急促地深呼吸。
She gasped with surprise at the snake.
她看见蛇惊讶得倒抽了一口气。
She came to the surface of the water, gasping for air.
她浮出水面，急促地喘着气。
普通用词，指用肺等正常呼吸。
We could hardly breathe at such a high altitude.
在这样的高度，我们呼吸很困难。
The doctor told her to breathe deeply.
医生要她深呼吸。
Both animals and plants breathe air.
动物和植物都要呼吸空气。
指把吸进的空气、烟气等呼出来。
Breathe deeply and then exhale slowly.
深吸一口气，然后慢慢地呼出来。
He lit his cigarette and exhaled smoke.
他点燃香烟，然后吐出烟雾。
因体内缺氧而大口吸气或喘气，也指因害怕、惊讶而倒吸气。
The man is gulping air after running.
那个人跑步后在大口喘气。
The player gulped nervously before trying to answer.
那个球员紧张地倒吸了一口气才回答。
指吸入空气、烟雾、味道等。
It is dangerous to inhale poisonous gas.
吸入有毒气体是危险的。
He lit his cigar and inhaled deeply.
他点燃雪茄，深吸了一口。
指因运动、天气炎热等而呼吸急促。
He is climbing and panting.
他一边爬，一边气喘吁吁。
On hot summer days dogs often lie panting.
在炎热的夏天，狗经常气喘吁吁地躺着。
指因运动、干重活等而费劲地大口喘气。
He huffed and puffed while climbing the mountain.
他一边爬山，一边喘着粗气。
She caught up with Harry, puffing for breath.
她赶上了哈里，直喘粗气。
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