1. | [i][t] 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。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) 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。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth.+ speech 低声说to say sth quietly |
‘I'm over here,’ she breathed. “我在这儿呢。”她轻声说。 |
4. | [i] (打开瓶盖,让酒)通气飘香if you allow wine tobreathe , you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it |
5. | [i] 透气if cloth, leather, skin, etc. canbreathe , air can move around or through it |
Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe. 棉织品能使皮肤透气。 |
6. | [t] ~ sth 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。 |