smoke, etc. into your lungs through your nose or mouth 吸入（气体丨：His iHness is a result 〇f breathing in paintover many years..他的病是多年吸入油漆 气体引為的。.breathe 'out to send air out of your lungs through your nose or mouth 呼气'v'.Hia exhale .breathe sth-^'out to send air, smoke, etc. out of your lungs through your nose or mouth uj 出（气体 > Humans take in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. 人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。

breather /'bri:9a(r)/ noun {informaf) a short pause for rest or to relax 短會的休息：to tafce/have a breather 歇一下◊ reZZ me when you need a breather•你需要休息 时就杳诉我。◊ a月ve-minute breather休息五奋# _ see also HEAVY BREATHER O note at BREAK

breath-ing 〇■» /'bri:6ii]/ noun [V] the action of taking air into the lungs and sending it out again 呼吸：Her breathing became steady and she /eH 〇5〖eep•她知呼吸变得均匀，便睡着了。◊ Deep breathing exercises will help you relax.

于放松自己。◊ Heavy (= loud) breathing was aH J couZd hear.我所能听到的只有沉重的呼吸声。 breathing space t?ow/7 [C, U] a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or_ physical effort 短暂休息；喘息 时间 o note at break

breath.less 广bre0l3s/ £?〇[/. 1 having difficulty in breath­ing; making it difficult for sb to breathe (令人 ） 气喘吁 吁沾，....土气不換下气.的：He .arrived breathZess at the top the stairs.沲爬上楼梯顶时气喘吁吁的。◊ 77ie;y main­tained a breatWess (= very fast) pace /or ZiaZ/ an hour. 他们用疾速的步伐走了半小时。2〜jwith sth) (/brmfl/) experiencing, or making sb experience, a strong emotional reaction (:令人）屏息的，目—口呆的： breatWess with terror 吓得目瞪口呆◊ the breatWess excitement seeing each other again 再次相见时令，人无 比兴奇3 (/brmfl/) with no air or wind令人:窒息必；无M 的：t?ie breatWess heaf qf a summer a片ernoo/i 夏日午后 的闷热►breath.less.ly flt/v. breath.less.ness not//1? [U] breath.tak.ing /'breBteikiq/ adj. very exciting or impressive (usually in a pleasant way)^ very surprising 激动人心必；惊人吃：a breathtaking view of the mountains i 群山的壮丽景色◊ rhe scene was one 〇/ breathtaking beauty.美妙的景色令人叹为观止。offe _spofce with breathtafcfng arrogance.他说话时的傲慢态度 令人咋舌。► breath.tak•丨ng.ly fldv.: a breathtafcingZy expensive diamond

'breath test noun a test used by the police to show the amount of alcohol in a drivers breath (警察对驾驶者

的）呼气酒精含量检测

breathy /'bre0i/ adj. speaking or singing with a notice- able sound of breathing (讲话或唱歌时}带呼吸声的 bred pt, pp of breed

breech /bri:tj/ noun the part of a gun at the back where the bullets are loaded 枪炮的后膛 'breech birth (also .breech delivery) noun a birth in which the baby's bottom or feet come out of the mother first臀位分娩

breeches /'britjiz/ noun [pi.] short trousers/pants fastened just below the knee (裤脚束于膝下的）半长 裤，马 ‘ ：a pair 〇/ breeches —条 _ 长 riding breeches 马裤

breed /bri:d/ verb, noun

■                  verb (bred, bred /bred/) 1 [V] (of animals 动物）.to have sex and produce young 交配繁殖：Many animals breed onZy at certain times 〇/the year.很多动物只在」年的某 个时候交配繁殖。一see also interbreed 2 [VN] ~ sth (for/as sth) to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones in a controlled way 词养，培育

(动植物 > :TTie are bred/or tfteiWon^ coats. _

养▲子i为了获取他们的长毛。一see also CROSS-BREED， PURE-BRED，THOROUGHBRED 3 [VN] to be the cause 0史 sth 孕育；导致：Nothing breeds success like success. 一事成办万事亨通。4 [VN] [usuaHy passive]〜sth into sb to educate sb in a particular way as they are growing up 以…方式教育；後养成：fear o//ai/ure was bred into him at an early age.也众小就养成了对失败的恐惧。 一 see also well bred IHTOl see born v., familiarity

noun 1 a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a controlled way, especially a