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breathe vi.呼吸vt.轻声说；流露（自信等感情）；注入 (1) 鱼离开水就不能呼吸。(2) 在这些高的地方很难呼吸。(3) 我们通过鼻腔呼吸。(4) 答应我别将此事泄漏给任何人。(5) 他的诗歌流露多愁善感的情调。(6) 他的热情给公司注入了新的生命。 This word has several meanings related to living and taking in air. When someone says "As long as I breathe!" they mean "As long as I live!" In music, some silence can let the piece breathe. If you need a moment or room to breathe, you need a break. Wine breathes when it’s uncorked, enhancing its flavor. Breathing life into something gives it new energy. If this explanation has made you nervous, breathe deeply — that helps many people to relax.

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英 [briːð] 美 [briːð] (1) Fish cannot breathe out of water.(2) It is difficult to breathe at these altitudes.(3) We breathe through the nasal passage.(4) Promise me you won't breathe a word of this to anyone.(5) His poems breathe sentimentality.(6) His enthusiasm breathed new life into the company. When you breathe you take air into your lungs and let it out in a regular rhythm. Living things need to breathe to live. 1[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.   [V]  [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。breathingHer 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。2[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。3[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。4[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。5[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。6[PHRASE 短语]咽气；断气；死去 When someone breathes their last, they die.   [V inflects]  [LITERARY 文]7 to be breathing down someone's neck→see: neck； to breathe a sigh of relief→see: sigh； 相关词组：breathe in breathe out

英语单词	breathe
英美音标	英 [briːð] 美 [briːð]
中文释义	vi.呼吸 vt.轻声说；流露（自信等感情）；注入
英语例句	(1) Fish cannot breathe out of water. (2) It is difficult to breathe at these altitudes. (3) We breathe through the nasal passage. (4) Promise me you won't breathe a word of this to anyone. (5) His poems breathe sentimentality. (6) His enthusiasm breathed new life into the company.
中文例句	(1) 鱼离开水就不能呼吸。 (2) 在这些高的地方很难呼吸。 (3) 我们通过鼻腔呼吸。 (4) 答应我别将此事泄漏给任何人。 (5) 他的诗歌流露多愁善感的情调。 (6) 他的热情给公司注入了新的生命。
vocabulary简明	When you breathe you take air into your lungs and let it out in a regular rhythm. Living things need to breathe to live.
vocabulary扩展	This word has several meanings related to living and taking in air. When someone says "As long as I breathe!" they mean "As long as I live!" In music, some silence can let the piece breathe. If you need a moment or room to breathe, you need a break. Wine breathes when it’s uncorked, enhancing its flavor. Breathing life into something gives it new energy. If this explanation has made you nervous, breathe deeply — that helps many people to relax.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V] [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [PHRASE 短语]咽气；断气；死去 When someone breathes their last, they die. [V inflects] [LITERARY 文] 7 to be breathing down someone's neck→see: neck ； to breathe a sigh of relief→see: sigh ；相关词组： breathe in breathe out

Breathe Breathing [V Verb 动词 Word N Life