名詞 breath:

1. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
2. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
3. a short respite
   同義詞：breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
4. an indirect suggestion
   同義詞：hint, intimation
5. a slight movement of the air

1. The audience held its/their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.
   雜技演員在鋼絲繩上表演時(shí)，觀眾們屏息觀看。
2. Her smile is a breath of fresh air in this gloomy office.
   她的微笑給沉悶的辦公室?guī)?lái)生氣。
3. It took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race.
   賽跑后我們用了好幾分鐘才恢復(fù)了正常呼吸。
4. Let's go out for a breath of fresh air.
   我們出去吸口新鮮空氣吧。
5. There is a breath of autumn in the air today.
   今天的天氣已露出了一絲秋天的氣息。
6. I was out of breath after running for the bus.
   我因?yàn)樽汾s公共汽車，弄得上氣不接下氣。

breath

n.（名詞）
The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
呼吸的空氣：在呼吸中吸入和呼出的空氣
The act or process of breathing; respiration.
呼吸作用：呼吸的行為或過(guò)程；呼吸
The capacity to breathe, especially in a natural and unlabored manner.
呼吸能力：呼吸的能力，尤指用自然、不費(fèi)勁的方式
Spirit or vitality; life.
精神或活力；生命
A single respiration:
一次呼吸：
例句：
a deep breath.
一次深呼吸

Exhaled air, as evidenced by vapor, odor, or heat.
呼出的空氣：如通過(guò)水氣、味道或熱氣顯示出來(lái)的
A momentary pause or rest.
間歇，小憩：短時(shí)間的停止或休息

A momentary stirring of air.
輕拂：空氣的瞬間攪動(dòng)
A slight gust of fragrant air.
香味：香氣的浮動(dòng)
A trace or suggestion.
跡象或暗示
A softly spoken sound; a whisper.
耳語(yǔ)：輕微的說(shuō)話聲；低語(yǔ)
Linguistics Exhalation of air without vibration of the vocal cords, as in the articulation ofp and s.
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 清音，氣息音：吐氣而不振動(dòng)聲帶，如在發(fā)p 和 s 時(shí)

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>in one breath 或
in the same breath
At or almost at the same time.
同時(shí)，立刻：在或幾乎在同時(shí)
out of breath
Breathing with difficulty, as from exertion; gasping.
呼吸急促，氣喘吁吁：呼吸困難，如在用盡全力時(shí)；氣喘吁吁
under (one`s) breath
In a muted voice or whisper.
壓著嗓音，低聲說(shuō)：以微弱的嗓音或聲音說(shuō)
來(lái)源：
Middle English breth
中古英語(yǔ) breth
from Old English brôth * see g whrô-
源自 古英語(yǔ) brôth *參見(jiàn) g whrô-