aiting for sth that you are worried about 屏息以待； 焦虑地等待：He Zieid his breath wWZe the resuits were read out•宣读结果时，他屏住了呼吸。3 [informar) people say don’t hold your breath! to emphasize that sth will take a long time or may not happen 别眼巴巴等 着；有你等的：She said she’d do it this weeb but don’t hddyour breath/她说她这个星期要千，不过你可别因此 眼巴巴干等！ in the same ’breath immediately after saying sth that suggests the opposite intention or meaning但紧接着，但同时（意味着与前一段意图或意 思相反）：He praised my work and in the same breath toZc? me J wouid have to Zeave.他称赞了一番我的工作， 但紧接着却对我说不得不辞退我。his/her last/dying ■breath the last moment of a person’s life 最后一 口气； 临终；临死 out of ’breath having difficulty breathing after exercise (运动后）喘不上气，透不过气来：We were out of breath after only five minutes,

便气喘吁吁了 〇 say sth, speak, etc. under your ■ breath to say sth quietly so that people cannot hear /J、 声地，轻声地（说）：‘JRubbish/’ he murmureci under his breath. “胡说！ ”他悄悄地小声说。take sb’s‘breath away to be very surprising or beautiful 令人惊叹；让人 叹绝：My first view of the island from the air took my breath away.我第一次从空中看到这个岛对，叹赏不已。 一 more at bated, catch v., draw v., save v., waste v.

breath-able /'bri:6abl/ adj. {technical ^ig-) (of material used in making clothes 衣料）allowing air to pass through 透气品：Breathable, waterproof clothing is e5sentia〖/or most outdoor sports.大多滅户外运动衣服必 须透气且防水。

breath-alyse (6r£) {NAmE breath-alyze) /'breGalaiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to check how much alcohol a driver has drunk by making him or her breathe into a breathalyser用呼吸分析器测量（驾驶者）的呼气酒精含 量：Both drivers were breathalysed at the scene of the accident.两方司机均在事故现场接受了呼气酒精检测。

breath-alyser (Br£) {NAmE Breath-alyzer™) /'bre0a- laiza(r)/ noun a device used by the police to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breath (测量酒精含 量的）呼吸分析器 breathe 〇■* /bri:a/ ve 叻

► AIR/BREATH 空气；.吸 1 to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth 呼吸』：[V] He breathed deeply before speaking again. 4邊深吸一口气，然后继续说下去。〇口16他而550 co〖d we couW hardly breathe.空气非常寒冷，我们难以呼 吸。◊ She was beginning to breathe more easi〖y.她呼吸 兵¹ 始较为顺畅了。◊ [VN] Most people don’t reafce that they are breathingpoWuted air.矢多数人$有意识到自己 正呼吸着污染了的空气。2 [VN] to send air, smoke or a particular smell out of your mouth 呼出：He came up cZose, breathing aZcohoZjiumes aH over me.他走过来靠近 我，喷得我满身酒气。

► SAY QUIETLY 低声_说 3 (//fera/y) to say sth quietly 低声

说：[V speech] ‘J’m over here,’ she breathed “我在逢儿 呢。”她轻声说。[also VN]

► OF WINE 酒 4 [V] if you allow wine to breathe，you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it (打开

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► OF cLoth/SKIN 布料：皮肤 5 [V] if cloth, leather，skin， etc. can breathe, air can move around or through it 透气：Cotton dothi’ng aHows your sfcfn to breathe•棉织

品能使皮肤透气。

► FEELING/QUALITY 感觉；品质 6 [VN] (/oww/) to be full of a particular feeling or quality ★:满，散发（某种感情或 品质）：Her performance breamed wi’t and charm•她的

表演灵巧迷人。

ITiTOl breathe (easily/freely) again to feel calm again after sth unpleasant or frightening has ended 平静下 来；松一 口气 breathe down sb’s ’neck (/n/o/TWfl/) to watch closely what sb is doing in a way tliat makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed 紧盯着某人看；看得 某人发毛（或心烦）；监视，breathe (new) ‘life into sth to improve sth by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it (给某事物）带来起色，注 入洁力 breathe your last ("tera/y) to die 气绝（身 亡 > ;断气一more at easy 〇〇[/•，live¹ ,breathe

'in to take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth 吸气 inhale .breathe sth—in to take air,