名詞 breathing:

1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
   同義詞：external respiration, respiration, ventilation

動詞 breathe:

1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
   同義詞：breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
2. be alive
   同義詞：breathe
3. impart as if by breathing
   同義詞：breathe
4. allow the passage of air through
   同義詞：breathe
5. utter or tell
   同義詞：breathe
6. manifest or evince
   同義詞：breathe
7. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
   同義詞：rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
8. reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
   同義詞：breathe
9. expel (gases or odors)
   同義詞：emit, breathe, pass off

形容詞 breathing:

1. passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
   同義詞：eupneic, eupnoeic

1. I can't concentrate with you breathing down my neck.
   你這樣緊緊盯著我，使我精神無法集中。
2. No one can live without breathing.
   沒有一個人可以不呼吸而生存。
3. He was breathing hard/heavily after racing for the train.
   他跑著趕上火車以後，吃力地喘著氣。
4. The old man ceased breathing the night before.
   老人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。
5. On being sent to hospital, he was on the point of breathing his last.
   他被送到醫(yī)院的時候已經(jīng)奄奄一息了。
6. He sprayed some nasal spray into the nose to make breathing easier.
   他往鼻子里噴了些鼻霧噴劑，讓呼吸暢通些。
7. They walked through the forest breathing the scent of pines.
   他們步行穿過森林，呼吸著松樹的芳香。
8. The astronauts have special breathing apparatus.
   宇航員有特殊的呼吸裝置。

breath.ing

n.（名詞）

The act or process of respiration.
呼吸：呼吸的行為或過程
A single breath.
一次呼吸
The time required to take one`s breath.
瞬間，片刻：呼吸的時間

Either of two marks used in Greek to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or diphthong (`) or the absence of such aspiration (’).
送氣符號，送氣音：希臘語中兩種符號之一，表示首元音或雙元音的送氣發(fā)音的符號（`）或不發(fā)這種送氣音的符號（’）
The presence or absence of aspiration indicated by these marks.
上述符號所表示的送氣音的存在或不存在