[VERB 动词]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.
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[V n]
[V n with in/out]
He stood there breathing deeply and evenly...
他站在那儿均匀地深呼吸。
Always breathe through your nose...
要一直用鼻子呼吸。
No American should have to drive out of town to breathe clean air...
所有美国人都不必开车到城外去呼吸洁净的空气。
A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke.
一名13岁的小姑娘因吸入浓烟正在接受治疗。
breathing
Her breathing became slow and heavy...
她的呼吸变得沉重缓慢。
He heard only deep breathing.
他只能听到沉重的呼吸声。
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[VERB 动词]轻声说出 If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly.
[V with quote]
[Also V n]
[LITERARY 文]
'You don't understand,' he breathed.
“你不明白。”他低声说道。
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[VERB 动词]吐露；说出 If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret.
[V n]
[with brd-neg]
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 动词]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.
[V n into n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
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 动词]（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.
[V]
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 短语]咽气；断气；死去 When someone breathes their last, they die.
[V inflects]
[LITERARY 文]
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to be breathing down someone's neck→see:
neck
； to breathe a sigh of relief→see:
sigh
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breathe in
breathe out
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breathe★/briːð; NAmEbriːð/verbair/breath 空气；呼吸1★[intransitive , transitive ]to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth 呼吸◆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。breathesth ◆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[transitive ]breathesth (+ adv./prep.) to send air, smoke or a particular smell out of your mouth 呼出◆He came up close, breathing alcohol fumes all over me.他走过来靠近我，喷得我满身酒气。say quietly 低声说3[transitive ]breathesth |+ speech( literary) to say sth quietly 低声说◆‘I'm over here,’ she breathed.“我在这儿呢。”她轻声说。of wine 酒4[intransitive ]if you allow wine to breathe,you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it （打开瓶盖，让酒）通气飘香of cloth/skin 布料；皮肤5[intransitive ]if cloth, leather, skin, etc. can breathe,air can move around or through it 透气◆Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe.棉织品能使皮肤透气。feeling/quality 感觉；品质6[transitive ]breathesth ( formal) to be full of a particular feeling or quality 充满，散发（某种感情或品质）◆Her performance breathed wit and charm.她的表演灵巧迷人。IDIOMSbreathe (easily/freely) againto feel calm again after sth unpleasant or frightening has ended 平静下来；松一口气breathe down sb's ˈneck( informal) to watch closely what sb is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed 紧盯着某人看；看得某人发毛（或心烦）；监视ˌbreathe (new) ˈlife into sthto improve sth by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it （给某事物）带来起色，注入活力breathe your ˈlast( literary) to die 气绝（身亡）；断气☞more at
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1PHRASAL VERBS★ˌbreathe ˈinto take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth 吸气SYN
inhale
ˌbreathe sth↔ˈinto take air, smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth 吸入（气体）◆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。★ˌbreathe ˈoutto send air out of your lungs through your nose or mouth 呼气SYN
exhale
ˌbreathe sth↔ˈoutto send air, smoke, etc. out of your lungs through your nose or mouth 呼出（气体）◆Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。breathebreathesbreathedbreathingbreathe/briːð; NAmEbriːð/
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breathebreathe /briːð/ ●●●S3W3 verb
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1air [intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again: The room filled with smoke, and it was becoming difficult to breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. Relax and breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air).2blow [intransitive, transitive] to blow air or smoke out of your mouthbreathe on Roy breathed on his hands and rubbed them together vigorously.breathe something over somebody The fat man opposite was breathing garlic all over me.3somebody can breathe easy/easily used when saying that someone can relax because a worrying or dangerous situation has ended: With stocks going up, investors can breathe easily.4breathe a sigh of relief to stop being worried or frightened about something: Once the deadline passed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.5be breathing down somebody’s neck informal to pay very close attention to what someone is doing, in a way that makes them feel nervous or annoyed: How can I concentrate with you breathing down my neck all the time?6not breathe a word to not tell anyone anything at all about something, because it is a secret: Don’t breathe a word; it’s supposed to be a surprise.7breathe life into something to change a situation so that people feel more excited or interested: Critics are hoping the young director can breathe new life into the French film industry.8skin [intransitive] if your skin can breathe, air can reach it9clothes/fabric [intransitive] if cloth or clothing breathes, air can pass through it so that your body feels pleasantly cool and dry10wine [intransitive] if you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to let the air get to it before you drink it11say something quietly [transitive] written to say something very quietly, almost in a whisper: ‘Wait,’ he breathed.12breathe your last (breath) literary to die13breathe fire to talk and behave in a very angry way → live and breathe something
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COLLOCATIONSadverbsbreathe deeply (=take long slow breaths of air)· She breathed deeply in the cool night air.breathe heavily/hard (=breathe loudly especially after exercise)· He’d been running and he was breathing hard.breathe fast/rapidly (=breathe quickly because of illness, fear etc)· He closed his eyes, breathing fast under the fever.breathe slowly· Breathe slowly and try to relax.breathe steadily/evenly· The baby was fast asleep and breathing steadily.breathe easily· Make sure the injured person can breathe easily.nounsbreathe some air/the air· It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.breathe fumes· These children are breathing traffic fumes all day long.phrasescan hardly breathe· It was so hot that I felt as though I could hardly breathe.have trouble/difficulty breathing· In high altitudes some people have trouble breathing.struggle to breathe· The crowd pressed in around me and I struggled to breathe.THESAURUSbreathe [intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again: · Mary knew he was asleep because he was breathing deeply.· He breathed the clear spring air.sigh to breathe out slowly and make a noise that shows you are disappointed, tired, relieved etc: · She just sighed and shook her head.· ‘Never mind,’ he sighed. ‘I’m sure there’ll be other opportunities.’pant to breathe quickly and noisily through your mouth, because you have been using a lot of effort: · They were panting by the time they got to the finish line.gasp to breathe very quickly and deeply and with difficulty: · Her eyes were wide, and she was gasping for breath.· ‘Do you think you can walk?’ ‘I’ll try to,’ he gasped.snore to breathe noisily while you are sleeping: · I couldn’t sleep because my husband was snoring.wheeze to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, because you are ill: · His asthma was making him wheeze.be out of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you have been running or doing other exercise: · I was out of breath by the time we reached the top of the hill.be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: · Because she was so overweight, she was often short of breath.breathe in phrasal verbto take air into your lungs → inhale: The doctor made me breathe in while he listened to my chest.breathe something ↔ in Wyatt breathed in the cool ocean air.breathe out phrasal verbto send air out from your lungs → exhale: Jim breathed out deeply.breathe something ↔ out Lauren lit up a cigarette, then breathed out a puff of smoke.
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