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Verb Breathe Breathing Air Lungs 例:He Word Improve

单词 breathing
音标
英[ˈbri:ðɪŋ] 美[ˈbriðɪŋ]
解释
n.呼吸;(空气、花香等的)飘动;微风;短暂休息;adj.呼吸着的;活的;栩栩如生的;逼真的;v.呼吸( breathe的现在分词 );轻声说话;低语;低声说;
例句

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.
例:He stood there breathing deeply and evenly...他站在那儿均匀地深呼吸。
例:Always breathe through your nose...要一直用鼻子呼吸。

VERB
轻声说出
If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly.
例:'You don't understand,' he breathed.“你不明白。”他低声说道。

VERB
吐露;说出
If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret.
例:He never breathed a word about our conversation.关于我们的谈话他只字未提。

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.
例: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。

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.
例: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。

PHRASE
咽气;断气;死去
When someone breathes their last, they die.
变形

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